Car Overturns After Crashing into Parked Vehicles on Thessaloniki's Monastiriou Street; Driver Hospitalized
A serious traffic accident occurred early Monday morning in Thessaloniki when a car lost control, struck multiple parked vehicles, and overturned, leaving the driver hospitalized in serious condition.
The Incident
A traffic accident took place on the morning of Monday, June 1, 2026, on Monastiriou Street in western Thessaloniki. The driver of a passenger vehicle lost control under as-yet-unclarified circumstances, collided with parked cars, and the vehicle overturned due to the force of the impact. The incident occurred on the city's outbound lane, shortly before the Thessaloniki KTEL bus station and near the General Police Directorate of Thessaloniki.
Casualties and Damage
The driver was trapped in the overturned vehicle and had to be extricated before being transported by ambulance to an on-duty hospital in the city. According to the latest information, the man is hospitalized in serious condition. No other injuries were reported, as the parked vehicles were unoccupied and no pedestrians were present at the time of the crash. The collision caused extensive material damage to the parked cars.
Aftermath and Investigation
Following the incident, a roadside assistance crew removed the overturned vehicle from the scene. The exact causes of the serious traffic accident remain under investigation by the competent authorities. More details regarding the driver's health status are awaited.
