A 60-year-old driver saw a deer on his way. On the Pisz-Turos route (Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship) he wanted to avoid a collision with an animal. According to police, he swerved to the side, slid into a ditch, and his car overturned. He was lucky as he walked away from the incident uninjured.
The incident took place on April 26 after 1 p.m. on the Pisz-Turos route. – The driver of the Hyundai vehicle was driving with a trailer. He wanted to avoid a collision with a deer that had crossed the road right in front of his car. He turned to the side and drove into a roadside ditch, reports nadkom. Anna Szypczyńska from the police in Pisz. And he adds that the situation ended with the car rolling over.
The driver was driving alone. The 60-year-old escaped uninjured.
He saw a deer, turned aside. His car overturned Warmian-Masurian Police
Police: signs do not apply to animals, let’s drive focused
On the occasion of this event, police officers remind: – When traveling along forest roads and roads between fields and meadows, it is worth using the principle of limited trust. Road administrators put signs warning about game in places where its traffic is intense. Let us remember, however, that these signs do not apply to animals and they choose their own paths. Let’s drive focused, prudent and adjust the speed not only to weather conditions, but also to road conditions.
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