# Traffic accidents in Croatia and Kosovo

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/traffic-accidents-in-croatia-and-kosovo
> Updated: 2026-09-16T09:30:30.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2.

Multiple serious traffic incidents have been reported in Croatia and Kosovo. In Croatia, a fatal multi-vehicle collision involving five vehicles, including two trucks, occurred on the A3 highway near Zagreb after a vehicle traveled in the wrong direction. This accident resulted in one death and significant congestion.

In a separate Croatian incident in the Gajnice neighborhood of Zagreb, a 31-year-old driver under the influence of alcohol crashed through a fence and into a football field during a match, injuring two people. In Kosovo, a 21-year-old woman died in the village of Vljašnje after being struck by a car. Authorities have arrested the driver in the Zagreb incident and are investigating the circumstances of the collision in Kosovo.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-16: Multiple fatal and serious traffic accidents reported in Croatia and Kosovo

Several fatal and serious traffic accidents have occurred in Croatia and Kosovo, including a multi-vehicle crash on the A3 highway and a drunk driver crashing into a football field in Zagreb.

11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/a3-motorway-accident-near-zagreb-leaves-one-dead

### 2026-09-13: A3 motorway accident near Schwaig involves hit-and-run driver

A driver fled the scene after causing a multi-vehicle chain reaction accident on the A3 motorway near Schwaig, Germany, resulting in two minor injuries.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/a3-motorway-accident-near-schwaig-involves-hit-and-run-driver

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