The driver of a light truck collided with a bird that went onto the national highway No. 48 near Belobrzegi. The car hit a tree. Fortunately, nothing happened to the passengers of the car. The animal did not survive the accident. Police urge caution.
This incident happened on Saturday evening in Shchyti near Belobrzegi (Masovia Voivodeship). “On highway number 48, the driver of the Volkswagen car hit a chicken and then hit a tree. The people in the car were not seriously injured, but the animal did not survive,” Asp said. Marcin Savicki from the Masovian police press team.
After the collision with the chicken, the driver went to the Białobrzeg 24/7 roadside assistance tree
Horse Savitsky noted that this is another wild animal accident in the province in recent days. Masovian Voivodeship. At the end of October, a 33-year-old driver of a Fiat car, who collided with a chicken in a road in this district, was hospitalized with serious injuries. Garvoline.
Call the police
The police urge drivers to be careful and slow down in areas of forests, meadows, forests and fields where there is a high probability of wild animals.
According to the police, the cause of car accidents with wild animals is usually excessive speed, which limits the possibility of maneuvering if an animal appears on the road and increases the braking distance of a high-speed vehicle.
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The blind do not run away
Wild animals are most active at dusk and dawn when feeding. Therefore, when traveling, especially at this time, you should pay close attention to the sides of the road.
An animal that is blinded by the headlights rarely runs away and stops in most cases. In such a situation it is easy to cause conflict. A hit mouse, which weighs several hundred kilograms, can pierce the windshield of the car and fall into the car, causing serious injuries to drivers and passengers, and even causing their death.
Main photo source: Roadside assistance Białobrzegi 24/7