Two trucks collide near Rumenka, cab cut open to free man

Two trucks collided on Monday morning, September 28, on the road between Rumenka and Backi Petrovac, and one person was injured. After the impact both trucks left the road and ended up in a nearby field, and firefighters had to cut open the cab of one of them to reach the trapped man.

What is known about the truck collision near Rumenka

According to reports from the scene, all that remained of one vehicle was crushed sheet metal. One person was trapped in that truck’s cab. The Instagram page 193_ns says the trucks were wrecked at the front, while Telegraf writes that the force of the impact threw both vehicles off the road.

Local sources were the first to report the crash. The 193_ns page said members of the fire and rescue unit were pulling the injured person out of the crushed vehicle. The portal 021.rs reported that one man was hurt and that firefighters had to step in to free him. The first reports appeared in the late morning of September 28.

How the rescue unfolded

Members of the Backi Petrovac Fire and Rescue Department and the Novi Sad Fire and Rescue Battalion responded to the scene. The cab of the wrecked vehicle lay in the field, so firefighters cut it open to reach the person trapped inside.

The injured man was pulled out conscious. The 193_ns page states: “The man was taken over by the ambulance crew while conscious.” The ambulance crew took him immediately after he was extracted, for treatment and further transport. N1, citing 021.rs, reports that the injured man was treated and taken on for further care.

Traffic on the road and the on-site investigation

Traffic on that stretch moved slowly through the morning, under police control, because of the on-site investigation and the recovery of the trucks from the field. According to 193_ns, police completed the investigation at the scene.

What is still unknown

The cause of the collision has not been announced. The 193_ns page says the investigation will establish exactly how the two trucks came into contact.

The severity of the injuries has not been released either. N1 wrote at 12:07 p.m. on September 28 that the extent of the injuries was not yet known.

Reports also differ on how they describe the injured man. Telegraf calls him a passenger, while other sources call him a person or a man, so it cannot be concluded from them whether he was behind the wheel. The available reports also give no information on whether anyone was in the other truck, or on the identity of the injured man.