Two seriously hurt in Nis-Belgrade highway crash
The crash happened around 5:30 a.m., two kilometers from Nikola Tesla Airport on the Belgrade-bound side. The tanker driver was trapped in the cab, and the cause is unknown.
Two men were seriously injured this morning on the Nis-Belgrade highway, about two kilometers from Nikola Tesla Airport on the Belgrade-bound side. The crash happened on November 9, 2026, at around 5:30 a.m., and the cause is still unknown.
What is known about the injured?
Two Emergency Medical Service teams and firefighters were sent to the scene. The tanker driver was trapped in the cab, and firefighters helped the medics get him out.
The Emergency Medical Service confirmed to the Beta news agency that two men were seriously injured. According to Alo, citing RTS, a man of about 40 was taken to the hospital in Zemun with serious injuries, and the tanker driver (36) was taken to the Emergency Center.
Did the truck leave the road or collide with another vehicle?
Sources differ on how the crash unfolded. According to the Emergency Medical Service, which gave its account to the Tanjug agency, the truck left the road. RTS and Nova.rs, noting that their information is unofficial, report a collision between a tanker truck and a van. Srpski ugao carries both versions: that the truck veered off the roadway and the driver could not get out of the vehicle on his own, and that, according to unofficial information, a tanker and a van were involved.
The time and place do not match across reports either. Kurir, citing the Emergency Medical Service via Tanjug, and Srpski ugao say the crash happened at 5:31 a.m. Nova.rs, relying on Beta and RTS, reports 5:40 a.m., while Alo says “around 5:30.” Kurir places it near the company Wurt, Srpski ugao mentions only the vicinity of one company, and Nova.rs and Alo do not name any company.
What is known about the cargo and traffic?
Alo relays early information that the tanker was carrying cement and that there is no danger to human health or the environment. According to the same outlet, traffic on that stretch of the highway is moving with difficulty. Kurir reported that emergency crews were still working at the scene when it published.
In the first hours, Srpski ugao said it was not known who the injured were or how severe their injuries were. None of the sources has said under what circumstances the crash occurred.
What did the ambulance service log overnight?
The Belgrade Emergency Medical Service handled 122 calls overnight, 15 of them in public places. Most were due to fights and intoxicated people, and the most frequent callers were chronic and heart patients and people with asthma.
At 9:25 p.m., another traffic accident happened on Ratka Mitrovica Street in Cukarica. A man (50) with minor injuries was taken to the Emergency Center.
