A 56-year-old driver of a passenger car, wanting to avoid a person in a wheelchair in the town of Wytyczno (Lublin Province), drove into the opposite lane, where two motorcyclists were traveling. A head-on collision could have occurred. The motorcyclists drove off the roadside, fell over and drove into a ditch. An LPR helicopter landed on the scene.
The accident occurred on Sunday (September 22) after 12 noon in the town of Wytyczno, on national road number 82.
According to initial police findings, a 56-year-old from Wodzisław County, who was driving a Kia car, wanted to avoid a 55-year-old in a wheelchair. The driver suddenly drove into the opposite lane, which was occupied by two motorcyclists.
The motorcyclists drove into a ditch. An LPR helicopter came to pick them up. KPP Wlodawa
They overturned and drove into a ditch
“A 27-year-old resident of Włodawa and a 24-year-old from the Hanna commune, in order to avoid a collision, pulled over to the side of the road, then fell and drove into a roadside ditch,” wrote cadet Elwira Tadyniewicz from the District Police Headquarters in Włodawa in a statement.
The motorcyclists were taken to hospital. An LPR helicopter landed on site. The police are investigating the details of the incident.
Statistics
Every year, there are over 20 thousand accidents on Polish roads. road accidentsIn 2023, according to unofficial data, 1,669 people died and 22,944 were injured. A year earlier, the figures were 1,896 and 24,743, respectively.
In 9 out of 10 accidents, the drivers were to blame. Young drivers aged 18-24 had the highest accident rate per 10,000 residents. The cause of nearly 35 percent of the accidents they caused was not adjusting speed to traffic conditions.
After changing the regulations on pedestrian priority at crossings, taking away driving licenses for flagrant speeding and increasing fines, statistics from the last few years show that safety on Polish roads has improved. In 2019, there were 2,909 fatalities, almost 1,300 more than in 2023.
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