The tragedy occurred on Saturday after 1 p.m. near the town Locally.
Five people died. Among the fatalities were three children. They were passengers in a passenger car, which was hit by a military vehicle.
One person was injured. Their condition is serious.
Serbia. Accident involving a military vehicle. Tragic outcome
The Ministry of Defense has spoken out on the matter. As reported in the statement, the accident took place “during routine duties”when the military police escorted a self-propelled mobile anti-aircraft system.
The Ministry of Defence stressed that is investigating regarding the accident. In connection with the incident, the driver of the military vehicle was detained for 48 hours.
RTS (Serbian public broadcaster – ed.) reported that there are grounds to suspect that the man “he committed a serious crime against the safety of public transport.”