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Late July 2026 saw a sharp increase The spike in road accidents across the Balkans. A July 20 report noted wildlife‑related and alcohol‑impaired crashes Balkans that began in late July persisted into early August. Reports from Croatia, numerous speeding violations and a serious injury in Serbia’s Leskovac district, Serbia, Montenegro and a surge of 146 incidents—including one fatality—in Montenegro, prompting a “Live, don’t rush” campaign. The following nights brought multiple severe collisions in Serbia: at Belgrade’s Ušće roundabout (broken femur, splenic wound), a Bosnia‑Herzegovina documented wildlife‑related crashes, alcohol‑impaired collisions, high‑speed crash in Novi Sad’s Klisa suburb crashes that killed three occupants of a Volkswagen Golf, and a drift‑style 200 km/h accident leaving a passenger with multiple fractures occupants, and pneumothorax. A scooter‑Kia collision near Doljevac added to 126 emergency interventions recorded that day. On 25 July numerous traffic violations. Notable events included a blockage fatal crash on the Užice‑Zlatibor highway near Sušica caused kilometre‑long queues; authorities noted 53 accidents on that route since January and stepped up patrols. Ongoing road works highway, a deadly overturn on Montenegro’s Đurđevića Tara bridge Croatia’s A3, and construction a series of severe incidents in Bosnia Serbia’s Leskovac district and Herzegovina further strained traffic flow. Novi Sad. On 5 August a Serbian‑registered car overturned after colliding with a semi‑trailer on Croatia’s A3 near Brodski Stupnik, injuring the 77‑year‑old driver and a female passenger. The next night, night of 6 August, a Mazda on Zagreb’s driven by an unlicensed, 35‑year‑old woman with an expired registration left Dr. Luje Naletilića street left the road, in Zagreb’s Botinec neighbourhood, struck a concrete electric pole and split in two, killing all two. All three occupants and seriously injuring two others. died. Police are investigating speed as and the State Attorney opened a possible factor, renewing calls criminal investigation, citing the driver’s lack of licence and the vehicle’s unregistered status. The road was closed for several hours while forensic examinations were conducted, prompting renewed media scrutiny of illegal driving and unregistered vehicles in the region. Authorities continue to call for stricter traffic safety measures in and increased patrols to curb the region. ongoing wave of accidents.