The accident with two deaths was caused by a man who lost his life in the accident

A Hyundai SUV coming from Elva and a Volkswagen van with trailer moving from Puhja to Elva collided in a serious road accident.

The impact was so strong that the van overturned due to the impact and the 40-year-old man in the back seat, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle and was seriously injured. and died instantly. scene. The 91-year-old driver of the Hyundai also died at the scene.

Both the Hyundai and Volkswagen drivers were sober and had the right to drive.

In early autumn, the Southern Prefecture closed the criminal case with the permission of the prosecutor’s office, during which it was revealed that the accident was caused by a 91-year-old man driving a Hyundai.

“In the criminal case it was established that the driver of the Hyundai turned left onto the Elva-Puhja road and did not give way to the Volkswagen van, which was moving from Puhja towards Elva and turned in front of the van,” commented the prosecutor of the South Silva Rood district.

According to Rood, this traffic accident once again confirms the fact that the seat belt can save from more serious injuries and even save a life.

“There were a total of three people in the Volkswagen van. Two of them, who were sitting in the front seats, were wearing seat belts and escaped the collision with great fright. They were not injured. The third man, who was in the back seat, was not wearing a seatbelt, flew out of the car and died at the scene,” he said.

Since the man responsible for the accident died in the accident, the criminal case was dropped.

2024-01-09 14:15:00
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