On road II/499 at the entrance to Piešťany from the village of Trebatice, a bus collided with three passenger vehicles on Monday shortly before 9:00 a.m. Seven people were injured in the accident, with sixteen people involved in total. The road was completely impassable for more than two hours; police reopened it by the afternoon. aktuality.sk ↗
Firefighters from Piešťany and Hlohovec used hydraulic equipment to free two people trapped in one of the vehicles; paramedics transported one injured person to hospital by helicopter. Five ambulances, a rescue helicopter and three pieces of firefighting equipment responded at the scene. TA3 ↗
According to spokeswoman Veronika Dachová, the Regional Directorate of the Police Force in Trnava is investigating the circumstances of the collision; according to preliminary information, the bus driver crashed into three stationary cars. Police have not yet provided official conclusions. HN ↗
Bus collided with three cars near Piešťany, seven injured
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