A serious accident resulting in one victim and one seriously injured person occurred this Wednesday afternoon on the Grand Ring Road of Tirana, near the TEG roundabout.
According to preliminary data, the driver of a concrete mixer lost control of the vehicle and collided with an off-road vehicle.
As a result of the collision, the concrete mixer broke through the bridge's protective barriers and fell onto the road below.
The driver of the concrete mixer died in the accident, while the driver of the SUV was transported to the hospital in serious condition.
The collision caused extensive material damage to the vehicle involved.
Police announcement:
At around 16:20, at the TEG roundabout, a truck (concrete pump) collided with a vehicle.
As a result of the collision, the truck (concrete pump) broke through the metal protective barriers of the roundabout and fell to the lower level of the TEG-Elbasan road axis, in the direction of Elbasan.
As a result, one of the people traveling in the truck (concrete pump) is suspected to have died at the scene, while the other person was transported to the hospital in serious condition.
The two people who were in the truck (concrete pump) are still unidentified and work is underway to determine whether the person who died at the scene was the truck driver or the person who is in the hospital.
Meanwhile, the driver of the other vehicle, citizen RN, about 28 years old, has been taken to hospital and is out of danger.
Police services and an investigation team are at the scene, working to fully clarify the circumstances and cause of the accident.