2 killed, 31 injured in traffic accident in Croatia

ZAGREB – Two people were killed and 31 injured in a serious accident in the early morning, Croatian Minister of Health Irena Hrstic confirmed at a press conference on Sunday.

A bus and a passenger car collided on the A3 Bregana-Lipovac motorway between the Popovaca and Kriz junctions, some 60 km southeast of Zagreb. According to local police, the traffic accident happened at around 3:10 a.m. (0110 GMT) on Sunday.

Among the injured, 29 were hospitalized due to serious wounds. “Several people are currently undergoing surgery, but none of them are in a life-threatening condition,” Hrstic said.

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