In Gomel, a retired driver organized a mass accident: a child was injured

09.09.2024 11:30
Updated: 27.09.2024 21:06

Last Sunday, September 8, a massive traffic accident occurred in Gomel.

Four cars collided. Unfortunately, there were casualties - a six-month-old child was injured.

The press service of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate reported the incident, noting that the incident took place at approximately 1:55 p.m.

At the specified time, a Hyundai car driven by a 72-year-old driver was driving along Poleskaya Street.

The car was moving from B. Khmelnitsky Street in the direction of Kirov Street.

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Photo: Department of Internal Affairs of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee

At some point, the pensioner drove into the oncoming traffic lane, where he collided with a Seat driven by a 59-year-old driver and a Volkswagen driven by a 52-year-old driver.

The impact threw the "German" into a passing Dong Feng car driven by a 58-year-old driver.

As a result of the accident, a six-month-old baby, a passenger in the Volkswagen, was injured.

It is known that he was transported without a child restraint system, in the arms of his grandmother.

The injured child was taken to hospital, the regional department noted.

Author: Pavel Gospodarik Internet resource editor