Two fatal crashes in Toruń leave three dead overnight; both drivers sober, investigation launched
On the night of 11-12 July, a 70-year-old wheelchair user was struck at a pedestrian crossing on Szosa Lubicka, and hours later a 25-year-old driver lost control on ul. Poznańska, hitting a tree. Two male passengers, aged 23 and 40, died. Police confirmed both drivers were sober.
Fatal night on Toruń roads
In the space of a few hours, three people lost their lives in two separate road accidents in Toruń. The first crash occurred on Saturday evening, 11 July, when a pedestrian was hit on Szosa Lubicka. The second happened before dawn on Sunday, 12 July, when a car left the road on ul. Poznańska and struck a tree. Police spokesperson podkom. Dominika Bocian said both drivers were sober at the time.
Szosa Lubicka pedestrian fatality
Shortly before 23:00 on 11 July, a 42-year-old man driving a Ford struck a 70-year-old woman crossing Szosa Lubicka in a wheelchair at a pedestrian crossing. The woman was taken to hospital but died from the injuries she sustained.
A 42-year-old driver of a Ford hit a 70-year-old woman in a wheelchair crossing the pedestrian crossing. She died in hospital as a result of her injuries. The driver was sober.
Police arrived at the scene and tested the driver for alcohol; he was found to be sober. The exact circumstances of the collision are now under investigation.
Tree crash on Poznańska hours later
Less than seven hours later, before 5:30 on Sunday, a 25-year-old man driving a Seat on ul. Poznańska lost control of the vehicle for reasons not yet determined, veered off the carriageway, and hit a tree. The driver and his three passengers were all seriously injured and transported to hospital.
A 25-year-old man driving a Seat, for reasons not yet established, drove off the road and hit a tree. The driver was sober.
At around 8:00, police received word from the hospital that two of the passengers, a 40-year-old man and a 23-year-old man, had died. The driver and the remaining passenger remain under medical care.
- A 42-year-old driver hits a 70-year-old wheelchair user on Szosa Lubicka; she later dies in hospital.
- A 25-year-old driver loses control of a Seat on ul. Poznańska and strikes a tree.
- Police receive word that two passengers, aged 23 and 40, have died from injuries sustained in the Poznańska crash.
Investigation ongoing
Police officers conducted on-site inspections at both locations and secured evidence. The investigation, supervised by the public prosecutor's office, will seek to establish why the Seat driver lost control, as well as the precise sequence of events on Szosa Lubicka.
The circumstances of this tragic accident will be the subject of a prosecutorial investigation.
No further details about the victims or the drivers have been released. Authorities ask anyone who may have witnessed either incident to come forward.
