In the evening, a 39-year-old woman crossed the opposite lane on the right side of the road and hit a bus. She was carrying her 11-year-old son. After the accident, both of them were taken to the hospital, where the boy's mother died.
On Friday, around 19:00, in Vrečica Vilka, Klobuk District, a Mercedes passenger collided with a bus on 3 Maja Street. This is provincial road number 494. According to Assistant Commissioner Kamil Raczynski from the Klobuk police, the accident happened in a residential area where the speed is up to 50 kilometers per hour. – This is a straight section of the road, – adds Raczynski.
The “Mercedes” car was driven by a 39-year-old man from Czestochowa district. She was carrying her 11-year-old son. He was driving in the direction of Czestochowa. Preliminary findings of the Klobuk road police show that it crossed the road axis and caused a head-on collision with a bus heading towards Olesno.
According to local portal klobucka.pl, which was published on the basis of readers' reports, the Mercedes caught fire.
Mercedes collided with Silesian police bus
Has she lost consciousness?
The circumstances of the accident are being investigated. The local portal reported that the 39-year-old man may have passed out at the wheel.
“Moments before the accident, she most likely lost consciousness in the car, as confirmed by the person who was riding with her in the passenger car – probably her son. The car went into the opposite lane, where it collided with a bus. was doing,” wrote klobucka.pl.
The woman was revived. He and his son were taken to the hospital. “Unfortunately, a few minutes after 9:00 p.m., the officer on duty at the Klobuk Police Department was notified that the woman had died from her injuries,” Raczynski said in a statement.
Mercedes collided with Silesian police bus
The bus entered a ditch
According to photos released by the police, the force of the collision pushed the vehicles to opposite sides of the road. The bus entered the ditch. Its 25-year-old driver, a resident of Klobuk district, was alert. He was also taken to the hospital for examination.
According to the police, none of the bus passengers were injured. According to klobucka.pl, everyone went outside before the services arrived.
The road was closed for more than three hours.
Mercedes collided with Silesian police bus
Main photo source: Silesian Police