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UPDATE: Line 41 tram traffic has resumed; the blockade lasted 108 minutes.
Serious accident in the Capital, in the area of the Ciurel Bridge, around 4:00 p.m. Tram 41 runs over a pedestrian who, according to the first information, is crossing it illegally, reports Antena 3.
According to a statement from the Highway Brigade, around 4:00 p.m., by calling 112, the police were notified about the occurrence of a traffic accident on the Virtuţii highway.
“According to the first data, the driver of tram line 41, which was traveling on the Virtuţii road, from Crângaşi to Lujerului, in the Pod Ciurel area, injured a man between 50 and 60 years old. After the impact, the victim died on the spot, ”says the cited source.
The wound was tested with the breathalyzer, the result was 0.
After the accident, the pedestrian lost his life. Traffic in the area is blocked.
Accidents are chained to line 41
Just a few days ago, a strange traffic accident occurred on line 41 of the tram.
According to reports from the field, a driver of a Dacia Logan fell asleep at the wheel, broke the dividing fence and entered the tram rails in the Virtue area.
The driver, when asked on the spot how he got on the tram line on a straight road, honestly replied that “I fell asleep.” Furthermore, he said that “we work like fools”, but refusing to state where he is employed.
Grim statistics in Romania
Most traffic accidents occur in the summer months. 1,864 people died and around 40,000 were injured in accidents in 2019 alone. Compared to 2018, the figures are 0.2% lower, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
The most serious traffic accidents happen during the holidays. Last year, 1,864 people died in 31,146 traffic accidents, according to an analysis by the National Institute of Statistics. Of these, 729 were pedestrians. In addition, some 40,000 people were injured in traffic accidents.
Compared to 2018, the number of fatal accidents decreased by 0.2%, while the number of traffic accidents that caused injuries increased by 3.1%. At the same time, the number of injured increased by 2.5%, according to the cited source.
Statistics show that during the festive months more accidents were registered on the roads of our country: August (11.1% of all accidents), July (10.0%) and September (9.9%).
Regarding the month of accidents, the majority were registered in August (11.1% of all accidents), July (10.0%) and September (9.9%). As for the place of their production, most of them were carried out within the localities.
Most of the events on the road took place during the day and the road was dry.
Bucharest leads the most traffic accidents (3,978).
