The driver of a passenger car collided with a moose that ran onto national road No. 48 near Białobrzegi. The vehicle hit a tree. Fortunately, nothing happened to the occupants of the car. The animal did not survive the accident. The police appeal for caution.
The incident took place on Saturday evening in Szczyty near Białobrzegi (Masovian Voivodeship). “On national road No. 48, the driver of a Volkswagen collided with a moose and then hit a tree. The people in the vehicle did not suffer any serious injuries, but the animal did not survive,” said Asp. Marcin Sawicki from the press team of the Masovian police.
After a collision with a moose, the driver hit a treeBiałobrzegi Roadside Assistance 24/7
Asp. Sawicki noted that this is the second accident involving wild animals in the province in recent days. Masovian Voivodeship. At the end of October with The 33-year-old Fiat driver was taken to hospital with serious bodily injurieswho collided with a moose on the road in the district. Garwolin.
Police appeal
The police appeal to drivers to be careful and reduce speed in areas of forests, meadows, thickets and fields where the probability of sudden appearance of wild animals is very high.
According to the police, the cause of road accidents involving wild animals is usually excessive speed, which limits the ability to maneuver in the event of an animal appearing on the road and extends the braking distance of a speeding car.
Blinded people do not run away
Wild animals are most active at dusk and dawn, when they feed. Therefore, when traveling, especially at this time, you should pay close attention to the roadsides.
An animal blinded by headlights rarely runs away and in most cases stops. In such a situation, it is easy to cause a collision. A hit moose weighing several hundred kilograms can pierce the windshield and fall into the vehicle, which can cause very serious injuries to drivers and passengers, or even lead to their death.
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