Accident on the Olt Valley: Two women died, and a young man was injured / Three vehicles involved

Two women, aged 50 and 72, were killed and a 21-year-old man was injured in a road accident that occurred overnight from Thursday to Friday on DN 7, near the town of Lazaret, Sibiu County. The accident took place at around 1:00 a.m., at kilometer 240+900, after the car driven by the 50-year-old woman from Vâlcea County crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a truck.

The truck was driven by a 30-year-old man from Bucharest. Following the impact, the car was thrown into another vehicle traveling in the direction of Sibiu–Râmnicu Vâlcea.

The driver and the 72-year-old passenger were found in cardiopulmonary arrest. One of the victims was trapped in the vehicle, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. The doctor pronounced both women dead. The 21-year-old man, a passenger in the same car, was injured and taken to hospital.

Eight people were involved in the accident. The authorities activated the Red Intervention Plan, which was later deactivated. SMURD crews, ambulances from the County Ambulance Service, extrication vehicles, and crews from the Sibiu and Vâlcea Emergency Situations Inspectorates responded at the scene. Police are continuing their investigation to establish the exact causes of the accident.