
The victims are two men, aged 59 and 61, a 57-year-old woman, while a fourth woman, aged 49, managed to get out of the vehicle, but suffered multiple injuries.
Other details have emerged from the tragic accident that occurred this afternoon at kilometer 537.5 of the Egnatia highway, at the Iasmos toll booth, when a truck collided with two cars. As a result of the collision, one of the cars, where 4 people were, burst into flames, while 3 people lost their lives at the scene of the incident by burning. Meanwhile, the fourth person was transported to the hospital in serious condition.
Protothema writes that the victims were carbonized, and that they are of Albanian nationality, residents of Athens.
Specifically, according to information, the truck reportedly crashed into the vehicle moving in front of it, which was engulfed in flames.
There were 4 Albanians, residents of Athens, in the vehicle. Their car had stopped to pay at the Iasmos toll booth on the Egnatia highway when it was hit by a truck and within seconds burst into flames, without giving the 3 victims a chance to react.
Greek media report that the victims are two men, aged 59 and 61, a 57-year-old woman, while a fourth woman, aged 49, managed to get out of the vehicle, but suffered multiple injuries. It is reported that all the people in this vehicle were returning from a wedding, while the police continue their investigations to clarify the causes of the tragic accident.
The other vehicle involved in the accident also had 4 people, members of a Greek family, including two children aged 4-5. All four people, according to Greek media, were transported to hospital, but not in critical condition.
It is learned that the truck that caused the tragic accident was driven by a Bulgarian citizen, who is also in serious condition and has been transported to the hospital.
As a result of the serious accident, the fire spread to the perimeter of the Egnatia Highway, in a rural area. Shocked, drivers of vehicles passing nearby rushed to the scene to see what had happened, while strong firefighting forces, three emergency service ambulances and the Police were mobilized.
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