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The balance after the severe accident that occurred last night on the “Trakia” highway is difficult: the driver who caused the accident after entering the opposite lane died and the other driver is in serious condition with multiple fractures.
The collision took place in the 44-45 km area of the highway near Ihtiman, in the direction of Plovdiv, shortly before 7 pm The collision occurred after an old man probably got lost at the Muhovo highway junction ended up in the opposite lane. Initially, there was information that his car had jumped the guardrail, but it was not confirmed.
The man had been driving like this for some time before causing the collision with the other car, in which a family was traveling with a child and an old woman.
“One car was going in the opposite direction, from what I could see. The man was probably wrong. He was an adult and maybe he hadn’t realized he was on the road. The other car had a family. They were taken to the hospital. “a witness told Nova TV. .
The fire department helped the man out of the car because his leg was trapped.
The 38-year-old man and his family were taken to hospital. The patient was brought in in a very serious condition, announced today the St. Anna University Hospital in Sofia. He was admitted to the Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic with a severe pelvic fracture, an open knee fracture, lower leg bone fracture, and shoulder joint fracture. He underwent several hours of surgery.
His relatives are slightly injured.
The accident on the highway creates a kilometer-long traffic jam. Dozens of cars waited for hours to continue on their way. Traffic was not restored until 11pm
