Snowfall, and in some places sleet, made the roads slippery. There were 14 collisions in Krakow on Monday morning. – Let’s take our foot off the gas pedal and pay attention to pedestrians – appealed on Monday Piotr Szpiech, spokesman for the police station in Krakow.
The General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) announced on Monday morning that 611 units of winter maintenance equipment were working on the roads.
Snowfall occurs in the Pomeranian, Silesian, Świętokrzyskie, Lesser Poland, Lublin, Łódź, Podkarpackie, Masovian and Lubusz Voivodeships. In turn, snow and sleet fall in the Lublin and West Pomeranian Voivodeships.
GDDKiA appeals to drivers to drive carefully.
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Collisions in Małopolska
It was snowing on Monday morning Krakow. – Road conditions are more difficult, but there have been no serious accidents. You need to get used to winter conditions. Visibility will be poorer, especially after dark. Let’s take our foot off the gas pedal and pay attention to pedestrians. Road surfaces may be more slippery. If you haven’t changed your tires to winter ones, it’s high time to do so, said Piotr Szpiech, spokesman for the police station in Krakow. He added that there were 14 collisions. According to forecasters, snowfall is also expected on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Main photo source: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło