Traffic collision

Since the beginning of the year, Bulgaria has witnessed a staggering 5,389 traffic accidents, resulting in 334 fatalities and 6,794 injuries. Over the past 24 hours alone, there have been 17 serious accidents reported, leading to one death and injuring 23 individuals, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Police are seeking information regarding a fatal traffic accident that occurred in the municipality of Nikaia, western Athens on Thursday.

According to the report, at approximately 5.40 a.m., a motorcycle lost control on Petrou Ralli Avenue, crashing into a tree and a signpost, resulting in the rider's fatal injuries.

Road accidents in Greece are increasingly taking on the characteristics of a war between the pedestrian and the driver. Data from the traffic police confirm what we experience every day. In the first five months of 2024, the number of pedestrians hit by a moving vehicle in the country came to 653, of whom 27 lost their lives and another 26 were seriously injured.

Difficulties in traffic are being encountered by drivers on Kifissos Avenue, due to a a car accident that occurred at the height of Iera Odos.

Specifically, on the afternoon of Friday, September 13, a truck collided with a car on the stream to Lamia.

According to initial reports from the Hellenic Police, the incident began around 11:50 AM when the police received a call about a stolen vehicle outside the Acharnes Town Hall.

Following this, police officers from the DIAS unit spotted the vehicle and signaled for it to stop, but the driver did not comply.

A car accident resulting in two injuries occurred early Friday morning on the Kifissos rise.

The accident, which took place near Three Bridges, involved a car overturning under still unclear circumstances.

The two occupants of the car sustained minor injuries in the rollover, with one transported to the hospital while the other received first aid at the scene.

Another tragedy struck the roads of Euboea on Friday afternoon when a car crash resulted in the deaths of two young people.

The accident happened shortly after the traffic lights in Lampsakou, Chalkida, when the car, under unknown circumstances, collided head-on with a truck.

Another fatal road accident claimed the lives of 2 bears of this year’s litter late on Wednesday night (28/8) on the Florina-Ptolemaida road (near the Vefi junction).

A 27-year-old woman died in a car crash yesterday morning when her vehicle crashed into a pole in the Kallithea area.

Specifically, she was driving on Amfithea Street and at the turn to Poseidonos Avenue in the direction of Glyfada, the driver hit a pillar, resulting in the front of the car being smashed, according to a report by Mega.

A 26-year-old British woman was involved in a serious accident near Burgas airport when she was struck by a car in the early hours of August 18. The incident took place at approximately 1:30 a.m. at a roundabout in the Sarafovo district, according to a report from "24 Chasa." The young woman was lying on the road when a car, driven by a 34-year-old man from Burgas, ran over her.