Cyclist, Pedestrian Killed in Two Separate Crashes
A cyclist died on the Ruma to Kraljevci road, and a pedestrian was killed by a truck in Dobanovci. Both crashes happened on Thursday, during an ongoing intensified traffic control campaign.
Two people lost their lives in two separate traffic accidents on Thursday, August 6, just over three hours apart. A pedestrian was killed in Dobanovci first, and a cyclist died on the Ruma to Kraljevci road around noon. Neither victim was inside a vehicle.
Car hits cyclist near Ruma
The crash on the regional road between Ruma and Kraljevci happened at around noon. A passenger car struck a cyclist, an older man, who died at the scene.
The Police Directorate in Sremska Mitrovica confirmed the accident. An investigation was carried out at the scene. The victim’s identity has not been released, nor have the circumstances of the collision.
Pedestrian killed in Ugrinovacka Street in Dobanovci
A few hours earlier, at around 8:40 am, a truck struck a pedestrian in Ugrinovacka Street in Dobanovci. The man died at the scene, and police carried out an investigation there as well.
Dobanovci is a settlement in Belgrade’s Surcin municipality, and Ugrinovacka Street is one of the roads connecting it to nearby settlements. No details about the victim have been released in this case either.
What does the intensified traffic control campaign mean?
Both crashes happened while an international campaign of intensified traffic control is underway, running until August 9. During this period, police operate on the roads in greater numbers and carry out checks more often than usual.
That means both fatal accidents took place on days when traffic police presence on the roads is at its highest point this summer. Figures on how many violations were recorded during the campaign are typically published once it ends.
Third road death in a short span
The crashes near Ruma and in Dobanovci are not an isolated case. We previously reported on the deaths of two road workers on the Sabac to Loznica stretch, a case in which the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Sabac questioned the driver suspected in their deaths. Proceedings are ongoing, and guilt has not been established.
What all three cases have in common is that the victims were outside a vehicle: two road workers, a cyclist and a pedestrian. These are road users with no protection in a collision, so even a vehicle moving at a lower speed tends to cause severe consequences when it strikes them.
When two people die on the same day in two different places, two separate cases usually follow, with two separate expert examinations and two different outcomes. What stays the same is the beginning: an investigation on the roadway and a statement that gives no name.
