Sombor: Bus Hits Traffic Light, Slams Into Building
A Severtrans bus knocked down a traffic light and crashed into a building facade at the entrance to Sombor on Tuesday night. The windshield shattered, a car was damaged, and police probe the cause.
A serious traffic accident happened on the outskirts of Sombor on Tuesday evening, September 15. A bus operated by Severtrans first hit a traffic light, then kept moving and came to a stop only after slamming into the facade of a nearby building.
News of the crash broke late that night. The portal 24sedam published the story at 11:05 p.m., while Informer and Espreso followed with details at 11:21 p.m. and 11:23 p.m. respectively. All three outlets cited the Instagram page 192_rs, which was first to post photos from the scene.
According to unofficial information from that page, the sequence of events went as follows: the bus first knocked down the traffic light at the entrance to the city, then continued moving and struck the nearby building. Why the vehicle veered off its usual route is not yet known, and police at the scene are carrying out an investigation to establish the full circumstances of the crash.
What do we know about the cause of the crash?
No official statement on the cause of the crash had been issued by the time this article was published. According to Republika, police have yet to determine how the driver lost control of the bus and what led up to the impact, first with the traffic light and then with the building. The same outlet reports that the vehicle left its usual route for reasons that remain unclear. Until the on-site investigation wraps up, the cause will stay unknown, and the Interior Ministry (MUP) has not yet released a statement on how the inquiry is progressing.
Photos from the scene show the bus’s windshield completely destroyed. Pieces of shattered glass are scattered across the road and around the vehicle, pointing to the force of the impact. The crash also damaged a passenger car that happened to be nearby at the time.
Firefighters, ambulance crews and police were dispatched to the scene right away. They worked to clear the aftermath of the crash and secure the area while the investigation was underway, to prevent any further incidents on that stretch of road.
At the time of writing, no information was available on the number or condition of any injured. None of the outlets that reported the story said whether any of the passengers, the bus driver or the driver of the damaged car sustained injuries, nor how serious such injuries might be.
Differences in the initial reports
Sources disagree on how many passengers were on the bus at the time of the crash. Informer reports that the vehicle was full of passengers, while 24sedam, Espreso and Republika do not mention that detail at all. Until authorities issue an official statement, the exact number of people on board stays unknown, and with it the full picture of any consequences for passengers.
Severtrans is a carrier based in Sombor that runs suburban and intercity passenger routes across the West Backa District. The company had not commented on the crash by the time this article was published, nor said whether the bus driver had been examined.
It is also not yet known whether any preliminary criminal proceedings have been opened against the bus driver. Unofficial sources close to the investigation offer no details beyond what is visible in the published photos, and police say the public will be informed of the investigation’s progress at a later date. It has not been announced how long traffic was disrupted on that stretch of the city entrance while crews worked to clear the aftermath.
Srpske novine is following the investigation and will publish new information as soon as the Interior Ministry or the prosecutor’s office announces the cause of the crash, along with details of any injuries.
