# Cazin traffic accident involving children

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/cazin-traffic-accident-involving-children
> Updated: 2026-09-06T00:00:00.000Z. Sources: 37. Developments: 2.

A severe traffic accident in the Donja Koprivna settlement near Cazin has left three children, aged 6, 9, and 12, with life-altering injuries. The victims were playing in a family courtyard when a vehicle driven by Fahret Horozović lost control and struck a retaining wall.

Medical reports from the Kantonalna bolnica Dr. Irfan Ljubijankić in Bihać indicate that all three children required emergency surgery for massive bleeding, resulting in the traumatic amputation of their right lower legs. The 9-year-old boy remains in a coma with life-threatening head, facial, and femur injuries.

Authorities identified the driver, Horozović, as having operated the vehicle at excessive speeds and under the influence of alcohol. Following his arrest, the Prosecutor's Office of the Una-Sana Canton requested one month of detention, citing the potential for public unrest. The suspect has exercised his right to remain silent as the investigation continues.

The incident has been noted alongside a broader trend of fatal traffic accidents across the Balkan region, which includes recent collisions in Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, and other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Claims

- Three children suffered severe injuries, including amputations, in a crash near Cazin. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The driver is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Two motorcyclists died in a head-on collision in Dići, Ljig municipality. (single source)
- One person was injured and transported to a hospital in Valjevo. (single source)
- A 45-year-old driver died after colliding with a truck on the Durrës-Tiranë highway. (single source)
- Five vehicles were involved in the accident on the Durrës-Tiranë highway. (single source)
- 77 people died in traffic accidents during the first eight months of 2026. (single source)
- Two people died in separate traffic accidents in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-09-06: Balkan region reports multiple fatal traffic accidents

A series of fatal traffic accidents across Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina has resulted in multiple deaths and severe injuries, including three children in Cazin.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cazin-traffic-accident-leaves-three-children-with-amputations

### 2026-09-04: Cazin traffic accident leaves three children with severe injuries

Three children in Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, suffered leg amputations and life-threatening injuries after a drunk driver struck them in a residential courtyard. The suspect is in custody.

29 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cazin-traffic-accident-leaves-three-children-seriously-injured

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