Tragedy, on the first day of Easter, on DN14. “He entered the railway and was hit by a train” PHOTO

A fatal railway accident occurred on Sunday morning, May 5, 2024, on DN 14, in Sibiu county, where a car was hit head-on by a train. The driver, a 38-year-old man from Alba county, died on the spot.

A tragedy occurred on the road on the first day of Easter between the towns of Ruși and Șeica Mare, in Sibiu County (SEE PHOTO). From the first investigations, it appears that the driver forced the railroad crossing.

Fatal railway accident occurred on the first day of Easter in Sibiu county on DN14 Photo IPJ Sibiu

“Police officers of the Sibiu Road Service intervene at a particularly serious accident occurred on DN 14, at km. 27, at the railway crossing between Ruși and Șeica Mare. From the first investigations carried out, it emerged that, while driving a van from Mediaș towards Sibiu, a 38-year-old man from Alba county, alone in the car, would not have respected the meaning of the red color of the traffic light installed at the crossing, entered the railway and was hit by a passenger train traveling from Sibiu to Mediaș”the spokeswoman of the Sibiu County Police, Elena Welter, said about this DN14 Sibiu accident.

Fatal railway accident occurred on the first day of Easter in Sibiu county on DN14 Photo IPJ Sibiu

The Sibiu firefighters also intervened in this railway accident with three SMURD crews, one of which was a doctor and the emergency doctor’s car.

The spokeswoman of the ISU Sibiu Emergency Situations Inspectorate, Raluca Marcu, mentioned that despite the efforts of the ISU crews, the victim could no longer be saved, the driver dying on the spot: “The 38-year-old man was in cardio-respiratory arrest, unfortunately, despite the efforts made, he did not respond to resuscitation maneuvers, the doctor present at the scene declaring death.”

Fatal railway accident occurred on the first day of Easter in Sibiu county on DN14 Photo IPJ Sibiu

According to the representatives of the Sibiu County Police, following the extremely violent impact, the vehicle was projected outside the roadway. “The passengers on the train and the train driver, a 64-year-old man from Cluj county, did not suffer bodily injuries. It is difficult to travel in the area”the cited source also mentioned.

Fatal railway accident occurred on the first day of Easter in Sibiu county on DN14 Photo IPJ Sibiu