Truck driver responsible for car crash on Egnatia highway sent to prosecutor: The Romanian truck driver responsible for the tragic accident that occurred on the Egnatia Odos national motorway near the village of Messi on Sunday that resulted into the death of 5 and the injury of 32 persons will be sent on Monday to Veria prosecutor. The 39 year-old Romanian is charged with involuntarily serial manslaughter and is expected to be sent to a magistrate to give his testimony. The 42-year-old supervisor left in charge by the contractor carrying out the roadworks on Egnatia who is also facing charges in connection with transport offences will be also sent to the prosecutor. The tragic accident occurred on the Egnatia Odos national motorway near the village of Messi, at the intersection between Veria and Kouloura, at 10:20 am on Sunday morning. It was caused when a truck with Romanian license plates crashed into a line of cars brought to a standstill by roadworks. According to police, the truck was loaded with 19 tonnes of freight. Central Macedonia Fire Brigade commander Chyssanthos Athanassopoulos told ANA-MPA that more than 30 cars were involved in the collision, which happened on the Veria-Thessaloniki lane, among them three large trucks. The cars were smashed together into a single mass and some caught fire. The response by emergency service was immediate, with authorities rushing to the scene to extricate people trapped in the wreckage. Four people pulled out dead at the site of the accident, including two Greek women aged 53, a 42-year-old Greek man and a Bulgarian national of unknown age. A fifth man who was seriously injured died on the operating table at a Thessaloniki hospital later the same day. Thirty two people with injuries were taken to hospital, either in ambulances or in private cars. Latest informations said that two infants that were among the injured are out of danger. The fire brigade commander also said that two vehicles, a private car and a truck, were destroyed by fire and charred remains were found in the private car. Police arrested the 39-year-old driver of the truck that caused the accident, as well as the 42-year-old supervisor left in charge by the contractor carrying out the roadworks. Under questioning, the driver said that he had seen electronic signs warning motorists of the roadworks ahead, as well as two workers with flags, but that his brakes blocked and he was unable to reduce speed, especially since the road was downhill at that point. #in_english
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 11:05:17 +0000
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