Tiski Most crash near Zabalj: one dead, six injured
A multi-vehicle collision on the Zrenjanin - Novi Sad road, on the approach to Tiski Most near Zabalj, involved trucks and passenger cars. The cause has not been announced, and traffic was halted.
One man died and five or six people were injured in a collision involving several vehicles on the Zrenjanin - Novi Sad road, on the approach and climb to Tiski Most near Zabalj. The crash happened on Wednesday, October 21, at about 4:20 p.m., according to Tanjug and most of the outlets that reported it. The name, age and place of residence of the man who died have not been released.
What is known about the vehicles in the crash?
According to Tanjug, two trucks and two passenger vehicles were involved. Other outlets describe the mix differently. Vojvodjanski reporter, citing unofficial information, mentions a large truck hauling sugar beet, a road maintenance truck and a car. Kurir and Mondo write about two trucks and one car, while Informer, relaying Telegraf, speaks of a truck full of beet, a smaller road maintenance truck and two cars.
The timing differs as well. Kurir said the crash happened after 5:30 p.m., while Tanjug and the other outlets give about 4:20 p.m.
How many people were injured, and in what condition?
The number of injured varies by source. Tanjug, the portals 021 and Dnevnik, and RTV report six injured. Kurir, Blic, Mondo and Telegraf report five. No official statement with an exact figure had arrived by the time this article was published.
The injured were taken to hospital. Which one, and in what condition, has not been announced. According to unofficial claims that Informer takes from Telegraf, the truck driver was conscious and the passenger in the truck was unconscious.
What did the response on the road look like?
Police, an ambulance crew and firefighter-rescuers arrived at the scene, and the rescuers had to pull people out of the vehicles. One of the trucks overturned and spilled its load. As Blic reported earlier and Dnevnik relays, it was the truck carrying beet. According to Vojvodjanski reporter, sugar beet was strewn across the entire carriageway.
Traffic on the stretch near Tiski Most was therefore stopped completely. Police carried out an on-site investigation, and crews worked to clear the load from the road. Drivers were advised to use alternative routes. When traffic will resume has not been announced.
The cause of the crash has not been officially established. More details are expected after the investigation.
Second fatal crash at Tiski Most in under a month
This is not the first death on this part of the road in recent weeks. A cyclist died at Tiski Most on September 28, 2026, at about 6:40 a.m. According to the portal Volim Zrenjanin, a passenger car hit him, and after the impact the cyclist bounced off the vehicle, flew over the bridge guardrail and fell into the Tisa. His body was found some time later, about a hundred meters from the crash site. As some outlets reported, members of the Gendarmerie diving unit and local fishermen took part in the search, and the body was sent for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Twenty-three days passed between the two crashes. The first happened on the bridge itself, and this one on the approach and climb toward it.
