Balkan region reports multiple fatal traffic accidents

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Multiple fatal traffic accidents have been reported across the Balkan region. In Serbia, a head-on collision between two motorcycles near Ljig resulted in the deaths of two riders, while a third person was hospitalized.

In Albania, a five-vehicle collision on the Durrës-Tiranë highway caused one fatality when a car struck a truck. Meanwhile, in Kosovo, authorities reported that 77 people have died in traffic accidents during the first eight months of 2026, noting a rise in fatal incidents despite a lower overall number of accidents.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, a severe accident near Cazin left three children with life-altering injuries, including amputations, after a driver allegedly under the influence lost control of a vehicle. Additionally, two separate accidents in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton resulted in two deaths and one serious injury.

In Tutin, Serbia, a vehicle veered off the road near Baćica, injuring two people who were subsequently rescued by local residents.

Entities

Cazin · Fahret Horozović · Kantonalna bolnica Bihać · Kosovo Police · MUP HNŽ · Police Administration Valjevo · Prosecutor's Office of Una-Sana Canton · Tužilaštvo Unsko-sanskog kantona

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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] The driver is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol. www.haber.ba · novi.ba
[● 2 SOURCES] Three children suffered severe injuries, including amputations, in a crash near Cazin. www.haber.ba · novi.ba
[○ 1 SOURCE] Two motorcyclists died in a head-on collision in Dići, Ljig municipality. www.sandzakdanas.rs
[○ 1 SOURCE] Five vehicles were involved in the accident on the Durrës-Tiranë highway. www.topalbaniaradio.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Two people died in separate traffic accidents in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. hms.ba
[○ 1 SOURCE] A 45-year-old driver died after colliding with a truck on the Durrës-Tiranë highway. www.topalbaniaradio.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] 77 people died in traffic accidents during the first eight months of 2026. tvprizreni.net
[○ 1 SOURCE] One person was injured and transported to a hospital in Valjevo. www.sandzakdanas.rs