Kljajicevo: Truck Driver Held After Two Road Workers Killed
Sombor prosecutors ordered a 48-hour detention for truck driver S.Dj. (30), suspected of killing two road workers on the Kljajicevo-Sivac road.
The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Sombor has ordered a 48-hour detention for truck driver S.Dj. (30), suspected of killing two road workers on the Kljajicevo-Sivac road earlier that morning. The crash happened on Thursday, August 27, at around 7:10 a.m.
The two men killed were K.M. (36) and A.B. (62), employees of the Subotica-based company Vojput doo. Both were working on a section of the road that morning when, according to the prosecutor’s office, they were struck by a truck driven by S.Dj. Both workers died at the scene.
The Sombor Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office described how the crash unfolded.
the driver this morning hit two workers on the road on the Kljajicevo-Sivac route, who died at the scene
the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
S.Dj. is charged with a serious offense against the safety of public traffic. The prosecutor’s office said the suspect would be questioned within 48 hours and that evidence-gathering procedures were already underway.
The on-site investigation was carried out by the duty public prosecutor. Traffic on the Kljajicevo-Sivac road section was completely halted while the investigation was in progress.
What led up to the detention
Srpske Novine reported on the crash near Kljajicevo on the same day it happened, in the article “Kljajicevo: Truck Plows Into Roadwork Site, Two Killed.” The prosecutor’s decision to detain the driver is the next step in the pre-trial proceedings, to be followed by the suspect’s questioning within the legal deadline and a decision on how the investigation proceeds from there.
The offense of a serious crime against the safety of public traffic carries a prison sentence, with its length to be determined by the outcome of the court proceedings that have yet to take place. Until a final verdict, S.Dj. is, under the law, considered a suspect.
