On Saturday morning, a tragic pileup involving seven vehicles occurred on the S3 expressway near Głogów. The incident involved five passenger cars and two trucks. Medical services confirmed the death of one person, and ten others sustained injuries of varying severity. The accident caused a complete blockage of the route towards Zielona Góra, forcing drivers to use multi-hour detours through nearby towns.

Tragic accident toll

One person died in the pileup, and four with serious injuries were taken to hospitals in the region.

Seven vehicles in collision

The incident at the Głogów Południe interchange involved five passenger cars and two trucks.

S3 traffic paralysis

The route towards Zielona Góra was completely blocked for many hours, causing massive traffic jams.

Plans for new S12 road

Local government officials are lobbying for the construction of an expressway between Głogów and Leszno to improve safety.

A tragic incident occurred on Saturday morning on the Lower Silesian section of the S3 expressway, specifically at the 253rd kilometer of the route near the Głogów Południe interchange. The pileup involved a total of seven vehicles: five passenger cars and two trucks. The casualty toll is tragic – despite immediate rescue efforts, one person died at the scene, and four others with injuries were transported to hospitals in Głogów and Lubin. Initial reports were imprecise, indicating a higher number of casualties, but final reports from the services verified these data. The S3 expressway, a key transport corridor connecting the ports in Świnoujście with the southern border of the country, has for years recorded high volumes of heavy traffic, which, combined with variable weather conditions in Lower Silesia, often leads to congestion and dangerous road incidents.The road situation in the region was particularly difficult this weekend due to black ice and changing weather conditions. In addition to the tragedy near Głogów, a series of collisions were recorded on provincial road no. 364 and incidents on the A4 motorway, where a van driver crashed into protective barriers. According to the findings of police, the main cause of these incidents was failure to adjust speed to the slippery surface, not, as suggested in the initial phases of the investigation, driver fainting. Simultaneously, in the capital of Lower Silesia, a serious water infrastructure failure occurred on Traugutta Street, where a rupture of an asbestos-cement pipe led to road undermining and additional restrictions in city traffic. „Patryk Nowak informuje o śmierci jednego z poszkodowanych w wypadku na 253. kilometrze drogi S3.” (Patryk Nowak reports on the death of one of the victims in the accident at the 253rd kilometer of the S3 road.) — Patryk NowakIn the shadow of these tragic events, local government officials from the Głogów and Leszno region intensified efforts to build a new S12 expressway. This initiative aims not only to improve communication between the Lower Silesian and Greater Poland voivodeships but primarily to relieve local routes. The implementation of this project is seen as an opportunity to improve safety in a region that regularly faces traffic paralysis during accidents on main arteries such as the S3 or A4. 7 — vehicles were involved in the pileup near Głogów

Mentioned People

  • Patryk Nowak — Representative of the Wrocław branch of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways informing about the consequences of the accident.