On Tuesday (11/12) in the village of Moravský Svätý Ján there was an incident when the car driver exceeded the speed limit, despite calls from the police, he did not stop the vehicle and subsequently caused a traffic accident. He and his passenger got out of the car and started to run along the track. The alleged 26-year-old driver was hit by a train, he succumbed to his injuries on the spot. she informed about it on the social network.
“The police chased the Opel vehicle towards the village of Moravský Svätý Ján. The driver probably lost control and caused a traffic accident. On the bridge above the railroad crossing, he hit the left front of his car into the left side of the oncoming vehicle driven by a 65-year-old woman.” approached the police.
The driver and passenger got out of the car and ran from the police along the railway line, where a passenger train was passing at the time. “Despite the sound signal and rapid braking, the train driver was unable to prevent a collision with a person due to the short distance,” the policemen summarized. The train driver was subjected to a breath test with a negative result. An autopsy was ordered on the deceased driver.
While documenting the accident, the police officers also seized a weapon, which will be the subject of an expert examination. In connection with the case, the police intervened again at night when an Opel motor vehicle caught fire. “We are intensively investigating the exact causes and circumstances of the traffic accident, as well as the causes of the fire. In connection with the death of a young man, the police have initiated a criminal investigation for the crime of manslaughter,” added the police officers.
