It’s been a long time since so many beacons of various services flashed in one place. Exceptionally large forces of special services rushed to the disaster, the participants of which were also exceptional special forces. destination crews.
On Friday evening, the cars of firefighters and security guards collided in Vilnius.
The consequences of the accident were both painful and effective: three people were injured, and the firefighter’s minibus was left lying on its roof at the intersection.
The accident occurred around 9 p.m. took place in the Žirmūnai district of the capital, at Šilo bridge, Žirmūnai and Minties st. at the intersection. Firefighters and rescuers were driving across the bridge, according to witnesses, the green traffic light was on on Žirmūnai Street at that time. A security guard’s car was also among the vehicles that drove calmly. The fire brigade driver, who tried to cross the intersection with beacons through a red signal, did not make sure that it was safe: the vehicles collided, one of them was left lying on the roof, resting on the support of the trolley bus contact network.
Soon, the intersection was blocked by a large force of officers and medics, all of whom provided aid to the injured, tried to record the circumstances, and later to remove the consequences.
Public transport traffic on Žirmūnai street towards the city center stopped completely for several hours. Traffic in other directions is more difficult, but it was possible to move, especially since the traffic lights at the intersection were still working.
As the representative of the Vilnius County Police, Julija Samorokovskaja, told BNS, the accident occurred after 9 p.m. took place at the intersection of Žirmūnai and Šilo streets.
A car and a fire rescue board’s bus collided here.
“After the collision, it (fire engine – BNS) overturned, three people were injured, traffic was closed,” said J. Samorokovskaja.
Officials are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
Source: www.15min.lt
