The Primorsko-Goranska Police Directorate has recorded an increase in the number of vehicle collisions with animals over the past two weeks. The most incidents involved roe deer, totalling 31, which occurred in the areas of Bakar, Cres, Crikvenica, Čabar, Čavle, Delnice, Kastav, Klanec, Krk, Mali Lošinj, Matulji, Mrkopalj, Ravna Gora and Viškovo.
In addition to roe deer, vehicles were involved in four collisions with foxes, recorded in the areas of Bakar, Čavle, Fužine and Matulji. A collision with a badger was recorded in Tribelj near Novi Vinodolski, while collisions with wild boars were noted in Dramalj near Crikvenica, Kraljevica, Mošćenička Draga and Nerezine on Mali Lošinj.
Two incidents involving horses were also recorded in the areas of Čavle and Novi Vinodolski. In the horse collision in Novi Vinodolski, a 74-year-old driver was lightly injured. A dog was struck on the DC 3 in Vrbovsko, and a sheep was hit by a vehicle in Veliki Lošinj.
The total material damage from all these incidents is estimated at approximately €64,600. Police are urging drivers to be cautious on the roads, particularly in the early morning hours, and to adjust their speed to road conditions.
Police note that drivers involved in collisions with animals who are found to have violated traffic regulations, specifically by driving at an inappropriate speed, will be held liable under the Road Traffic Safety Act.
