Update 11:10

As we have managed to establish, the scooter rider, a 68-year-old resident of Gromadka municipality, has been detained. He was riding the two-wheeler while intoxicated and despite a court-imposed ban.

He now faces up to 5 years in prison.


The incident occurred on 14 September. Firefighters from Gromadka:

(…) at 8:20 p.m., dispatch to a person injured in a scooter collision on the Gromadka–Wierzbowa road.

They added: – Upon arrival, we found a person in a roadside ditch, crushed by a scooter. Our actions consisted of securing the scene, freeing the injured person and providing first aid.

Firefighters from Gromadka, a medical rescue team and the police took part in the operation. The police are investigating the causes and circumstances of the incident.