Narrow escape for holidaymakers in coach crash
Earlier this month holiday makers had a narrow escape as their coach ended up off road in an attempt to avoid a collision. The coach was carrying 33 Slovakian holidaymakers to start their holiday in Bulgaria when the coach accident […]
Earlier this month holiday makers had a narrow escape as their coach ended up off road in an attempt to avoid a collision.
The coach was carrying 33 Slovakian holidaymakers to start their holiday in Bulgaria when the coach accident happened when a lorry swerved into the opposite lane right into the path of the oncoming coach. In an attempt to avoid a collision the coach driver turned left into a neighbouring field. However the lorry’s semi-trailer hit the left hand side of the coach at the rear.
The Slovakian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesman Peter Stano said “The accident took place near the village of Calimanesti, which is in southern Romania, on the road to Bucharest. Twelve people were injured, two of them seriously. They were admitted to a hospital in Sibiu. No one was killed. Our consul is on his way to the site of the crash and he will also go to the hospital to talk to the people. The embassy is continuing to look into the situation, and is in touch with the local authorities.”
The two holidaymakers, who were injured in the coach crash, remained in hospital while two other passengers chose to return home. The remaining passengers are awaiting another coach to take them to Bulgaria to continue their holidays.