Three people were killed after a bus carrying employees of the company "Healthcare" overturned near Sremska Mitrovica. 39 people were detained in the hospital, seven are in intensive care
In a difficult situation traffic accident, which happened on Friday on the way between Sremska Mitrovica and the villages of Jarak, three people lost their lives, two on the spot and one in the hospital as a result of the injuries sustained.
The director of the infirmary in Sremska Mitrovica, Vojislav Mirnić, told RTS that there are currently seven injured in the intensive care unit of that hospital, stating that it is about orthopedic injuries, head and stomach injuries.
"There are 13 patients ready for discharge at the Department of General Surgery, two are ready for discharge at the Orthopedics," Mirnić told RTS, after the morning visit.
According to him, all patients are still under observation and are being checked.
In front of the hospital, until late at night, family members of the injured stood waiting for news about their loved ones.
According to the tabloid, medical workers at the hospital claim that they "don't remember anything like that."
According to the media, the bus was transporting workers from the "Healthcare" memory foam factory in Ruma.
A total of 61 passengers were examined in the Mitrovica hospital, 39 people were detained for treatment, seven are in intensive care.
One person was transported to the Emergency Center in Novi Sad, and one was transported to Belgrade for further treatment.
The bus of the carrier "Sirmium bus", which was transporting employees of the "Healthcare" company, ran off the road and overturned for unknown reasons.
The bus driver, DK (70), was arrested due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that he caused a traffic accident in which three people died. He was ordered to be detained for up to 48 hours, after which he will be brought to the competent authorities along with a criminal report prosecutor's office.
The Ministry of the Interior announced that the driver is suspected of a serious offense against the safety of public transport.
The MUP also pointed out that in the previous two years, there were three inspections of the transporter's work and more than 60 malfunctions were found.
Mirko Koković from the Agency for Traffic Safety says that this is one of the most serious traffic accidents in Serbia this year, when it comes to commercial transport, i.e. vehicles such as buses and trucks.
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Due to their dimensions, mass and construction, such accidents have very serious consequences, and additional factors make them even more dangerous.
"According to statistics, every fourth person loses their life in such traffic accidents in Serbia, while every fifth person is injured," says Koković.
He points out that the human factor is the cause in as many as 97 percent of traffic accidents.
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It is especially important, he says, for professional drivers to undergo regular medical examinations.
According to regulations, they must be examined at least once every three years, which is determined by the competent medical commission.
Citizens of Sremska Mitrovica responded to the voluntary blood donation campaign at the General Hospital in this city, and the Red Cross says that about 90 voluntary donors came forward within an hour.
"As soon as we received information about the tragedy and traffic accident, we appealed to all fellow citizens and voluntary blood donors to respond to today's action. Already in the first hour, we had about 90 registered voluntary donors and humane fellow citizens who came to help," Tatjana Jovančević from the Red Cross told N1.
The action will last as long as there are people who want to donate blood, and she pointed out that on Friday there were enough reserves to take care of all the injured.
The action is also organized in Novi Sad at the Institute for Blood Transfusion of Vojvodina, and tomorrow the action will be organized in Ruma as well.
In Sremska Mitrovica, on Monday, October 20, the Day of Mourning will be marked due to the serious accident in which three people died when the bus overturned, Mayor Branislav Nedimović said.
"The decision to declare the Day of Mourning was made at today's extraordinary meeting of the city council in Sremska Mitrovica. All events that were scheduled have been cancelled, and flags will be lowered to half-mast," the mayor said at a press conference.
The mayor also emphasized the great solidarity and professionalism of the staff of the General Hospital where the injured were admitted.
"Over a hundred of them came to work very quickly and without invitation, but out of a sense of solidarity," he added.
The company Healthcare Europe doo expressed its condolences to the families of the injured workers of that company in the accident in the vicinity of Sremska Mitrovica, when three people lost their lives after the bus overturned, and declared three days of mourning during which they will not work.
As stated in the announcement, the company Healthcare Europe doo declared three days of mourning on October 18, 19 and 20, which is why regular work will not be carried out during this period.
"On behalf of the entire team, we express our deepest condolences to the families of the injured colleagues, and we wish the injured a speedy and successful recovery. The company is in constant contact with health institutions, competent authorities and families of employees, and will provide full support and assistance in these difficult times," the statement said.
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