Car Ends Up on Its Roof on A3: Female Passenger Seriously Injured, 77-Year-Old Under Investigation
The traffic accident occurred on Monday on the A3 motorway near Brodski Stupnik, and the passenger was admitted to the hospital in Slavonski Brod.
The traffic accident occurred on Monday on the A3 motorway near Brodski Stupnik, and the passenger was admitted to the hospital in Slavonski Brod.
On the A3 motorway section in the municipality of Brodski Stupnik, on Monday, August 3, 2026, at around 11 a.m., a traffic accident occurred in which one person was seriously injured. The investigation established that a 77-year-old Serbian citizen, driving a passenger car with Serbian license plates, struck the rear of a semi-trailer of a truck driven by a 52-year-old man with the front of his vehicle.
According to police reports, the accident happened because the 77-year-old driver failed to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead. After the collision, the car flipped onto its roof, ended up on the grass, hit a signpost and a metal safety barrier, and then returned to the road.
In the accident, the 77-year-old female passenger from the car sustained serious injuries, while the driver himself was slightly injured. Both were taken to a medical facility in Slavonski Brod, where the passenger remained for further treatment.
Police officers are filing a criminal complaint against the 77-year-old with the Municipal State Attorney's Office in Slavonski Brod. He is suspected of having committed the criminal offense of causing a traffic accident on a road.
