Early Tuesday morning in the Slovak town of Liptovska Osada, a tragic collision occurred between a Polish coach and a truck transporting wood. As a result of the crash, the bus caught fire and was completely burned. Rescue services confirmed the death of the coach driver at the scene. Two passengers with serious injuries were taken to the hospital, and the remaining travelers were cared for at a local cultural center.

Death of the coach driver

As a result of the collision and fire, the driver of the Polish bus died at the scene; he was the only fatality of the incident.

Fire and evacuation

The coach burned almost completely; about 30 passengers managed to escape the burning vehicle, and two injured were transported to the hospital.

Causes under scrutiny

Police are investigating why the vehicle veered into the opposite lane; the driver of the truck transporting wood was sober.

On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, around 3:30 a.m., on national road I/59 in the town of Liptovska Osada, a catastrophic road accident occurred. A Polish long-distance coach, operating on the Krakow-Budapest route, collided head-on with a truck transporting wood. According to preliminary findings by the Slovak police from the Žilina region, the bus driver, for unexplained reasons, veered into the opposite lane. The force of the impact was so great that both vehicles suffered severe damage, and a violent fire immediately broke out in the coach. As a result of the incident, the coach driver died at the scene. As reported by local media and the <przypis title=

Mentioned People

  • Maciej Wewiór — Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informing about the nationality of the victims and the scale of the tragedy.