The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 23, outside the village of Dobra (Bolesławiec municipality). The 37-year-old driver of a Mazda crossed into the opposite lane and collided head-on with an Audi that was traveling correctly and carrying an elderly couple from Bolesławiec. The injured couple was trapped in the vehicle. They were freed by firefighters.
At the scene, besides firefighters, there were police officers and three emergency medical teams. The injured 76-year-old man was taken to the Bolesławiec hospital. His 72-year-old wife was flown by an Air Ambulance helicopter to a specialist hospital in Legnica.
The road is blocked in both directions. The police and prosecutor's office are determining the causes of the accident. It is already known that the person responsible for the accident was drunk. He has broken legs and internal injuries.
Update
As we read on the website of the District Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Bolesławiec:
Upon arrival at the scene, it turned out that two passenger cars had collided. One of them had overturned onto the roadside. Four people were injured. Two of them were in the overturned car and, due to their injuries and damage to the vehicle's structure, were unable to get out on their own. The injured person from the second damaged vehicle, which was standing on the road, was evacuated by bystanders.
The scene was secured and all the injured were immediately assisted. Using hydraulic equipment, the firefighters gained access to the people in the overturned car and then evacuated those who had previously been trapped inside.
The injured were handed over to emergency medical teams. Further operations also involved securing a landing site for an Air Ambulance helicopter, which transported one of the injured people.
Firefighters from JRG Bolesławiec and OSP Osiecznica, paramedics and police officers worked together.
Below are photographs by Janusz Wilk from KP PSP Bolesławiec:
