Series of severe road accidents across Romania injure dozens and kill a child
A serious road crash in Pitești injured two off‑duty police officers – a 27‑year‑old motorcyclist and a female pedestrian – after a car failed to yield; tests showed no alcohol involvement and a criminal case for bodily injury was opened.
In the Timiș county village of Gelu, a drunk 49‑year‑old driver struck two girls on a bicycle, killing the 10‑year‑old and seriously wounding the 11‑year‑old. The driver fled, was later arrested, and faces charges of culpable homicide, bodily injury, driving under the influence and hit‑and‑run.
A taxi driver in Timișoara ignored a mandatory‑forward sign, collided with a tram and was trapped between the tram and a tree. He was extracted by rescue crews and taken to hospital with multiple injuries; the tram driver said, “Mi‑a virat direct în față.”
In Șmig, Sibiu County, a 24‑year‑old man was crushed by the wheel of an unsecured tractor after the driver left the vehicle to inspect a fault. He suffered severe thoracic trauma and was air‑lifted to a specialist centre.
A utility vehicle lost control on a municipal road in Mureș, struck a tree and killed one occupant while another was evacuated by a SMURD helicopter in critical condition. Investigations are ongoing for each incident.