A young woman who was hit by a car on Sunday (June 21) evening in Bratislava succumbed to her injuries in hospital. Eva Kliská, spokeswoman for the Bratislava University Hospital (UNB), confirmed this for TASR. The Slovak Archery Association (SLZ) stated for TASR that tragically she perished Slovak archery representative Denisa Hurban Baránková.
“A young woman who was hit by a car was brought to us late in the evening. The patient was in a very critical condition, unconscious with multiple severe injuries. Despite the enormous efforts of our medical staff, unfortunately the patient could not be saved and succumbed to her injuries.” said Kliská for TASR.
The police are investigating the circumstances of the Sunday night accident in Bratislava’s Petržalka. A car and two people collided in the parking lot on Osuského street, 11-year-old girl and 24-year-old woman. Both were taken to hospital with serious injuries. In this connection, the police started a criminal prosecution for the crime of bodily harm.
The exact causes and circumstances are still under investigation, but according to witnesses cited by the portal, a tree fell on a parked car during a storm. Volunteer firefighters lifted him up and should have asked the driver to park the vehicle. While reversing, he took his foot off the brake and the car sped off at a high and uncontrollable speed.
Just then another car was hit. The vehicle subsequently moved to a grassy area outside the parking lot, where it occurred leading to a fatal crash involving an 11-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman, and finally hitting a tree, flipping the vehicle onto its roof.
A talented athlete died
Hurban Baránková represented Slovakia at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. At the European Championships in 2021, she won bronze in the Olympic bow discipline, which was Slovakia’s first ever gold medal at the continental championship. Last year, she won a gold medal at the World Games in Chengdu, China, in field archery.
„With deep emotion and deep sadness, we received the shocking information that Denisa Hurban Baránková died on the night of Sunday to Monday at the age of 24, she became a victim of tragic circumstances.” it is written in the SLZ post.
“On behalf of the Slovak Archery Association and the sports community, we wish the husband Vladimír Hurban Jr., the whole family, all the relatives and friends of the two-time Olympian a lot of strength in these extremely difficult times in dealing with a sudden huge loss. We remember with respect. We will never forget” bequeathed union.
