Kljajicevo Truck Crash Kills Two Road Workers
Two road workers died this morning near Sombor when a truck plowed into the construction zone on the Kljajicevo to Sivac road. Traffic on the stretch is completely shut down.
Two workers were killed this morning in a traffic accident at the entrance to the village of Kljajicevo, near Sombor, when a truck plowed into a construction zone on a stretch of road undergoing reconstruction. The road in question is the Kljajicevo to Sivac route, state road IB, number 15.
According to unofficial information from the scene, the truck driver lost control of the vehicle for reasons that have not yet been established and drove straight into the construction zone. The man behind the wheel is 30 years old. The outlet Informer reports that excessive speed for road conditions is suspected as a possible cause. Kurir and Telegraf, however, write only that the driver lost control for reasons that remain unclear, without mentioning speed as a factor. No official statement has resolved that discrepancy so far, and until the on-site investigation is complete, both versions remain field assumptions rather than established fact.
The two workers killed were 36 and 62 years old. Both were carrying out reconstruction work on the stretch at the moment of impact and died at the scene from injuries described as life-threatening. Emergency medical teams reached the site quickly, but doctors were only able to pronounce the men dead. No source has released the victims’ names so far, only their ages and the fact that they had been assigned to work on that section of road.
Traffic police and the local prosecutor’s office are carrying out the on-site investigation to establish the exact circumstances and cause of the crash. There has been no official statement yet on the driver’s identity or on whether he has been detained for questioning. Every detail released about the crash so far has come from unofficial sources at the scene rather than from the authorities, so a fuller picture of responsibility is expected only once the prosecutor’s office presents its findings.
Traffic on the Kljajicevo to Sivac stretch has been completely shut down because of the crash. Serbia’s state roads company, Putevi Srbije, confirmed after the accident that traffic on the route is suspended and advised drivers to use alternative roads while the investigation continues. Vehicles are currently being rerouted onto local roads around Kljajicevo, and the company has not said how long the closure will last.
Residents of Kljajicevo describe the curve at the entrance to the village as a black spot that has caused frequent, serious accidents for years. According to them, this morning’s tragedy only confirmed the reputation of a stretch where excessive speed or a moment of inattention have long led to severe consequences. None of the available sources specify how many earlier accidents have occurred on that curve or when the most recent one took place.
The reconstruction work on the Kljajicevo to Sivac road was underway at the time of the crash, and the truck drove directly into the zone where workers were installing traffic signs and carrying out roadwork. Putevi Srbije has not said how long the work, and with it the traffic suspension, will continue. It has also not said whether the construction zone was marked in line with regulations at the time of the crash, a question the investigation is expected to answer.
Until the investigation concludes, the exact cause of the crash remains unclear, and the prosecutor’s office will decide on further proceedings based on the traffic police’s findings. The driver has not been publicly named, and there has been no word on whether he has been placed in custody. The presumption of innocence applies unless and until any indictment is filed.
