Three-car collision on Poland's A4 motorway closes lanes toward Rzeszów
A collision involving a Nissan, BMW, and Mercedes in Białobrzegi shut the A4 motorway toward Rzeszów on Saturday, sending two drivers to hospital and forcing traffic onto the DK94 detour.
Collision on the A4 motorway
On Saturday afternoon, 22 August 2026, a multi-vehicle crash disrupted traffic on the Podkarpackie section of the A4 motorway in southeastern Poland. The incident took place before 14:00 near the locality of Białobrzegi, along the motorway stretch situated between the Przeworsk interchange and the Łańcut interchange. Early dispatches from emergency services initially described an impact involving two passenger cars on the Rzeszów-bound route. Subsequent police verification confirmed that three passenger vehicles were involved in the pileup, identifying the cars as a Nissan, a BMW, and a Mercedes. Medical personnel dispatched to the scene provided immediate on-site assistance and transported two individuals to the hospital for medical examinations. According to Senior Police Commissioner Ewelina Wrona from the press team of the Podkarpackie regional police, the two hospitalized individuals were the drivers of the BMW and the Mercedes.
Road closure and regional detours
The accident led to an escalating closure of the westbound motorway infrastructure toward the regional capital of Rzeszów. Early situational updates from the duty officer at the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) indicated that only the right-hand lane was blocked, allowing vehicles to pass slowly using the left lane, with expected clearance within 2.5 hours. As police forensic teams and technicians commenced detailed on-site examinations and vehicle documentation, officers decided to close the entire carriageway in the direction of Rzeszów. Following this complete shutdown, the GDDKiA revised its operational assessment, projecting total traffic disruptions to last roughly 4.5 hours. To manage the resulting congestion, police instituted mandatory detours, directing drivers off the A4 motorway at the Przeworsk junction onto national road DK94 before permitting them to rejoin the motorway network at the Łańcut junction.
- A head-on crash between a BMW and a Kia on the Głogów Małopolski to Widełka route leaves two dead and two hospitalized.
- Two cars collide at the intersection of Aleja Żołnierzy Wyklętych and Topolowa Street in Przemyśl, injuring one person.
- A Nissan, BMW, and Mercedes collide on the A4 motorway in Białobrzegi, closing the carriageway toward Rzeszów.
Morning fatal collision near Głogów Małopolski
The collision in Białobrzegi was part of a sequence of road incidents registered across the Podkarpackie road network on Saturday, 22 August 2026. Earlier that morning, around 08:00, emergency units responded to a head-on collision on the regional route connecting Głogów Małopolski and Widełka. The crash involved two passenger cars, a BMW and a Kia, which collided directly on the roadway. Emergency personnel confirmed that two individuals died at the scene of the impact, while two other people sustained injuries and were transported to a hospital by emergency medical crews.
Intersection crash in Przemyśl
Shortly after that collision, around 09:40, a separate crash occurred in the city of Przemyśl at the intersection of Aleja Żołnierzy Wyklętych and Topolowa Street. That incident involved two passenger vehicles that collided within the intersection area. Emergency medical services arrived to evaluate the motorists involved, confirming that one person was injured and required medical care. Together with the subsequent three-car crash on the A4 motorway at Białobrzegi, the three Saturday collisions prompted sustained interventions from regional police units, road maintenance authorities, and emergency response teams across the Podkarpackie province.
