Katowice. He traveled on the A4 highway against the tide, with three ponds there was almost a tragedy

The 86-year-old will answer the court for driving against the current on the A4 motorway in Katowice. A car driving in the wrong direction on Easter Sunday was noticed at the height of three ponds one of the drivers. The recording went to the police. It shows how little was missing for the tragedy.

On an Easter morning on the A4 motorway in Katowice, at the height of the Three Ponds valley, one of the drivers noticed a blue lane driving on the left lane. Due to the holiday, the road was almost empty, but the threat was very high anyway.

The recording went to policemen who published it on Wednesday in their announcement. According to uniformed reports, Blue Fiat pulled off the highway at the next node.

Behind the wheel of an 86-year-old

“Nearly 200,000 cars move on this path every day. In this dangerous and irresponsible situation you can talk about great happiness,” the police said, informing that there was no collision or accident involving a recorded car.

Thanks to the registration numbers, the police tracked down the car and its owner. According to officers' findings, the vehicle was driven by an 86-year-old resident of Sosnowiec who was detained.

“The 86 -year -old was initiated in connection with the offense. The man lost his driving license and the case will be referred to court,” the police said in Silesia.

Dangerous ride against the tide

As the police emphasized, despite the clear marking and construction of the road, which forces the correct direction, there are still cases of entering the tide to express roads and highways. “Such situations pose a serious threat to the life and health of road users,” he pointed out.

Such dangerous situations occur, among others Where the road is congested due to an accident. Drivers sometimes move against the Corridor of Life – recently it took place for The A4 motorway near Opole, where at least 40 drivers used the corridor for emergency servicesto get to the congress 16 kilometers away. Another time, the behavior of the Volkswagen leading on the S8 expressway near Rawa Mazowiecka almost led to the tragedy when While joining the traffic, the woman turned straight in front of the oncoming car. As you can see on the recording, she wanted to go against the tide.