Singer Vladan Jovkovic Rolinac killed, funeral in Svilajnac
Founder of the Tiho noci ensemble from Svilajnac died on the motorway near Lapovo. The funeral is Thursday, November 12, at 2 p.m. at the City Cemetery.
Folk singer Vladan Jovkovic Rolinac of Svilajnac was killed in a traffic accident on the motorway near Lapovo. His funeral is set for Thursday, November 12, at 2 p.m. at the City Cemetery in Svilajnac. He was 65.
Jovkovic was born on September 23, 1961. He was best known as the founder and leader of the Tiho noci ensemble.
What is known about the accident near Lapovo?
Kurir, Espreso and Informer report that the accident happened last night. Only Informer gives a date and time: November 10, around 6:15 p.m., on the E-75 motorway. According to that paper, the crash site is the emergency lane opposite the Kronospan factory. In the sources we reviewed there is no official confirmation of the circumstances, so the account below relies solely on Informer.
According to that source, Jovkovic’s colleague Darko was driving from Cuprija toward Belgrade when a wheel on his car locked up. He called his friend Boban for help. Boban set out from Zdrelo, but a tire burst on the way, and that is when Jovkovic joined in. As Informer puts it, he knew his way around car repairs. He picked Boban up near the landfill, and the two continued toward Darko, who was waiting in the emergency lane.
Jovkovic, Informer writes, took a hammer from the trunk and began removing the wheel. At the moment he swung the hammer, a truck came past, and part of its load on the trailer caught the arm holding the hammer and threw him aside. He hit his head in the fall and died. The young truck driver stopped immediately.
Who was Vladan Jovkovic Rolinac?
He founded the Tiho noci ensemble in Svilajnac in September 1991 and led it for a full 35 years. With the group he performed on Radio Television of Serbia programs, as well as at the folk music festivals Zlatni melos, Moravski biseri and Casa vode sa izvora.
Music was not his only job. Until he retired just a month ago, he was part of the management of the municipal housing company “Stan” in Despotovac.
He had a third passion as well, equestrian sport. He won numerous prizes and awards at competitions.
When is the funeral?
The final farewell to Vladan Jovkovic Rolinac will be held on Thursday, November 12, at 2 p.m. at the City Cemetery in Svilajnac. All three sources agree on the time. Kurir and Espreso, however, give neither the exact time nor the course of the accident, only that it happened on the motorway near Lapovo.
