A passenger car ended up in the fence of a family house in the village of Nižný Klátov (Košice-surrounding district) in an accident on Tuesday. In the process, it also hit the gas connection of the main gas branch and damaged it. “Gas began to leak, which made it necessary to immediately evacuate citizens not only in nearby family homes, but also in a kindergarten.” Košice regional police spokeswoman Lenka Ivanová informed.
The accident occurred shortly after 3:00 p.m., the police and firemen intervened on the scene, and the escaping gas was finally stopped. Vehicle stamp The Peugeot was driven by a 56-year-old man. According to the results of the investigation so far, probably did not pay enough attention to driving the vehicle and monitoring the traffic situation.
He drove his car off the road over a steep slope onto a grassy area, where he after hitting the gas connection, it turned and the vehicle ended up stuck in the fence of the family house. The man suffered minor injuries.
The police subjected the driver to a breath test with a positive result of 1.94 per thousand, the repeated breath test had an upward trend – 2.04 per thousand. “After completing the necessary procedural steps, the driver went to the police custody cell and ended up being charged with endangerment under the influence of an addictive substance,” stated Ivanova.
