Apocalyptic are the new elements that come to the “light” for the shocking car accident made at noon on Tuesday’s Great (16.04.2025) on its tolls Egnatia Street in Kozani.
Eyewitness who- unfortunately- passed by the opposite stream of Egnatia Road where the traffic accident occurreddescribes the situation in the area due to the intense fog and what happened after the truck collided on the car of the pair of charred couple.
“At a time when this evil happened, we had come close just before the toll station. The fog was too dense at this point as is the case other times. This was limited to minimum the visibility. We approached with too little speed and the truth is that tolls did not look until we almost reached the toll parapet“, Initially described by the man who did not believe that because of the fog would be so bad.
“From then on we tried to see if we could get into the strip where the e-pass is. There there was one panic As some drivers were accidentally entered without having the e-pass of Egnatia, so these strips were off. So we went to the right to pay. We were on the stream for Thessaloniki, on the opposite side when the accident happened, “the man continued, giving the full picture of the scene in the area.
‘At the time we paid We heard a truly scary noise and saw flames reaching the sky. There had been a fire from the conflict. There was panic, horns and voices. My husband, with the help of an employee, opened the bar that was closed so that we could leave and all the cars behind us.
The same thing happened in the parallel strips of Egnatia Pass. Because we had our little kids who are very young, we left the place where the tragedy happened, hoping that human lives were not lost, which unfortunately did not apply. What would happen if we were in another lane is that we would be by the way, “the man still described.
Unfortunately, from the car accident caused by the 38 -year -old Ukrainian driver of the truck, they lost a tragic way of their lives one 72 -year -old and his 69 -year -old wife. Both were trapped in their car that became a fireproof and charred.
Beyond them, a 26 -year -old toll employee was injured as well as the 34 -year -old driver in front of the victim car.
Fortunately both are in good health as they received the necessary care and today they are expected to be discharged From the Mamasheio Hospital of Kozani where they were hospitalized.
At the same time, authorities have handcuffed the Ukrainian driver and is expected to be referred to the prosecutor during the day.