Five traffic accidents occurred in the last 24 hours in the area of the Bjelovar-Bilogora County Police Administration. Two accidents resulted in injuries, while the remaining three caused only material damage. Both accidents involving injuries took place in the Daruvar area.
In Sirača, a 17-year-old girl was seriously injured yesterday at approximately 15:35 when she was struck by a car driven by a 40-year-old man. The man was driving a vehicle with Daruvar registration plates along Branimirova Street. According to the police, the driver failed to adjust his speed to road conditions. The carriageway was wet due to rain, and the road slopes downhill at that section. Due to excessive speed, the driver failed to stop the car in time and, despite braking, struck the 17-year-old with the front of the vehicle as she was crossing the road. The girl was approaching from the driver's left side and was walking behind a work vehicle heading towards Doljani. The force of the impact caused the girl to fall onto the road. Emergency services transported the girl to the General County Hospital in Pakrac and the Croatian Veterans Hospital, where doctors determined she had sustained serious injuries. The police will file a criminal report against the 40-year-old driver.
The second serious traffic accident occurred yesterday at approximately 20:15 in Miljanovac, where a 35-year-old driver lost control of his car, veered off the road and crashed into a family home. The man was driving a vehicle with Daruvar registration plates and failed to adjust his speed to road conditions when exiting a slight left-hand bend. He lost control of the car, crossed the ditch on the right side of the road and ploughed into the family home, where the vehicle came to a stop. Emergency services transported him to the General County Hospital in Pakrac and the Croatian Veterans Hospital, where he was diagnosed with serious injuries. The police will issue a mandatory administrative order against the 35-year-old for violating the Road Traffic Safety Act.
The police warn that these two accidents demonstrate how important it is to adjust speed to road conditions. During rain, when roads are wet and slippery, vehicles require more time and space to stop, and the risk of losing control of the car is greater. The police advise drivers to reduce speed, maintain a larger distance between vehicles and pay special attention to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. The police remind drivers that it is not sufficient to merely comply with speed limits indicated by traffic signs; driving must always be adapted to actual road conditions.
