Two cars collide near Bare on the Ibarska highway
A two-car crash near the village of Bare on the Ibarska highway left several people injured, among them a baby just 15 days old, witnesses say.
- Two passenger cars collided on the afternoon of June 15 near the village of Bare on the Ibarska highway.
- One of the cars carried a baby just 15 days old, traveling with its parents.
- A total of 4 people were involved, all in vehicles with Novi Pazar plates.
- Traffic was halted for more than 30 minutes, creating long tailbacks.
Two ambulance crews were called out on the afternoon of June 15 to the Ibarska highway, near the village of Bare. There, according to available information, two passenger cars collided. One of them was carrying a baby just fifteen days old.
According to witnesses, both cars had Novi Pazar registration plates. The first vehicle held a man, a woman and their newborn. The second carried a single man. In all, then, four people were involved in the crash.
The injured were taken to the hospital in Kraljevo. According to people who were at the scene, none of those involved was in a life-threatening condition. The official assessment of the injuries, along with the exact cause of the crash, will be known only after the investigation and medical checks.
How did the response unfold on the ground?
The highway linking central Serbia with the southwest is busy at every hour of the day. That is why any accident on this stretch quickly causes a backup. The same was true this afternoon.
Traffic was halted, according to witnesses, for more than half an hour. During that time tailbacks several kilometers long formed in both directions. The ambulances had to work their way through heavy traffic to reach the point of impact.
The presence of a baby just fifteen days old further sped up the response of the crews on the ground. A newborn is especially vulnerable even in ordinary circumstances, let alone after a road crash. For that reason, according to available information, the medics first attended to the youngest person involved.
Once the vehicles were cleared from the road, traffic was gradually let through. The queues dispersed slowly, because the stretch is narrow and does not allow quick relief.
What is known about the cause of the crash?
The exact cause of the accident is not yet known. The circumstances in which the collision occurred will be the subject of an official investigation by the competent services. Until then, any claim of blame remains a matter of speculation.
Crashes on main roads are often the result of several factors at once. There is speed, traffic density, the state of the road surface and, not rarely, a moment of inattention. Which of these elements proved decisive this time will be shown only by a detailed analysis.
What can be said with certainty is that the outcome could have been far worse. When a newborn is in the car, every impact carries a particular weight. The fact that, according to first reports, no one is in a life-threatening condition is the one piece of good news from this afternoon.
The Ibarska highway has for years been regarded as one of the more dangerous routes in the country. Will crashes like this finally speed up work on its reconstruction and on raising the level of safety?
