Two serious crashes near Nis leave six injured, including children
Two collisions on the Nis to Malca road injured six people, including two children and two men, all taken to UKC Nis in stable condition.
- Six people were injured in two separate collisions on the Nis to Malca road.
- The injured include two children from a family car and two men from a second vehicle.
- All were taken to UKC Nis, where they were treated in stable condition.
- There were no fatalities, and police carried out an on-site investigation.
Two serious crashes on the Nis to Malca road, a stretch running parallel to the Nis to Pirot motorway, left six people injured, among them children. Two vehicles were involved in the collisions.
All six injured were taken to the University Clinical Center Nis, where they were treated in stable condition. According to available information, there were no fatalities, and doctors said the injuries were not life threatening.
Who was injured in the crashes
One vehicle carried a family with two children, while the other car was occupied by two men. A doctor from the Nis emergency service described how the injured were spread across the two vehicles.
“One car carried a family with two children, and the other carried two men,” said Dr Mersid Malagic of the Nis emergency service.
The injuries recorded among those involved were the following:
- leg fractures in some of the injured,
- abdominal pain,
- bruising and minor physical injuries.
All of the injured were admitted for further observation and treatment. According to officials, their condition is stable, and the youngest people involved, the two children, were also treated at UKC Nis.
Why crashes are frequent on this stretch
The Nis to Malca road runs parallel to the Nis to Pirot motorway and is part of a local network used daily by a large number of vehicles. Drivers who want to avoid the toll often choose this alternative route, which at certain times of day significantly increases traffic density.
Police carried out an investigation at the scene and are establishing the exact circumstances of both collisions. No official findings on the causes have been released so far, and the inquiry is ongoing.
Traffic on this stretch was temporarily disrupted while emergency and police crews worked. After the vehicles were removed and the investigation was completed, the flow returned to normal.
Speed, traffic density and driver behaviour on alternative routes remain a recurring topic in Nis. How much could better signage and speed control on stretches like this one reduce the number of crashes in which children are also hurt?
