A 26-year-old motorcyclist has died after colliding head-on with a passenger car overtaking other vehicles near Kielce on Thursday evening. The Honda passenger car also hit three other cars. The 48-year-old driver lost his driving license. The man's blood was also taken for testing for alcohol and drugs.
The tragic incident occurred on Thursday around 8:30 p.m. on provincial road number 786 in Promnik near Kielce. There was an accident there involving a motorcycle and four passenger cars.
– The man riding the bike died on the spot. One person from the car required examination by the emergency medical team – told us senior firefighter Beata Gizowska, spokeswoman for the Kielce fire brigade.
The accident occurred in Promnik near KielceKM PSP in Kielce
Police: the car was overtaking and there was a collision
As junior aspirant Małgorzata Perkowska-Kiepas, press officer of the Kielce police, emphasized, the motorcycle collided head-on with a Honda passenger car.
– The head-on collision most likely occurred when the 48-year-old driver of the Honda was overtaking a line of vehicles. After the collision with the motorcycle, the Honda collided with a Dacia car and ultimately both vehicles drove into a drainage ditch. As a result of this incident, plastic parts from vehicles damaged the Hyundai, while the motorcycle hit a Peugeot Partner and an Audi, the spokeswoman said.
The accident occurred in Promnik near KielceKM PSP in Kielce
All cars were moving towards Łopuszno. The police determined that the victim of the accident was a 26-year-old resident of this commune.
– The 48-year-old driver of the Honda had his driving license suspended, and the man's blood was also taken to check for alcohol and drugs – said Perkowska-Kiepas.
Main photo source: KM PSP in Kielce