Firefighters from the Pleternica Volunteer Fire Department and the Public Fire Brigade of Požega-Slavonia County responded swiftly to the call for help, completing the intervention and inspecting the vehicle in the water within an hour.
The peaceful night in Požega-Slavonia County was interrupted by an urgent report of a traffic accident. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 4, 2026, a car veered off the road and ended up on its roof in the Orljava River, on the Bečic, Brodski Drenovac route.
The report was received by the 112 Emergency Center at exactly 4:19 AM. Immediately upon receipt, firefighters from the Pleternica Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) and members of the Public Fire Brigade of Požega-Slavonia County were dispatched to the scene. They were sent with a Mercedes attack vehicle and a Mercedes forestry vehicle.
A total of five firefighters took part directly in the rescue and securing of the scene, while an additional six firefighters remained on standby at the fire station in case additional assistance was needed.
Upon arriving at the accident site, firefighters found that the driver was already outside the submerged car. To rule out any possibility that other individuals were inside the vehicle, two firefighters, equipped for water entry, thoroughly inspected the car. The inspection confirmed that there were no other casualties in the vehicle.
Once the situation was under control, the firefighters disconnected the vehicle's ignition, completed all final procedures, and packed up their equipment. The entire operation concluded with their return to the fire station at 5:19 AM, meaning it lasted exactly one hour.
There is no official information yet regarding the cause of the car leaving the road or the driver's potential injuries.
