On Sunday morning at 9:35 a.m., a traffic accident occurred on the A1 highway near Drežnik, Karlovac, according to the Karlovac Police Department. The police department reports that a 55-year-old man driving a passenger car with Ogulin license plates hit the rear of a police vehicle with Zagreb license plates driven by a 56-year-old man in a slight bend due to inappropriate speed. The force of the impact threw both vehicles into a metal guardrail on the central belt, after which they bounced back onto the roadway.

In the traffic accident, a 55-year-old man was seriously injured, while two people from the other vehicle – a 56-year-old man and his 53-year-old passenger – were slightly injured. For causing the traffic accident, the 56-year-old driver will be issued a mandatory misdemeanor order, and a report will be forwarded to the competent state attorney.