The fatal accident led to the dismissal of Croatia’s defense minister
Croatia’s defense minister has been fired after a fatal overtaking accident that killed one person. |
In this way, “Mario Banojic”, the Croatian Minister of Defense, changed after a fatal traffic accident. In a press conference on Saturday afternoon in Zagreb, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said: “In these exceptional circumstances, I dismissed Minister Banojić from his post.” Defense was appointed. According to the hospital, Banojic currently has no memory of this incident.
Plenkovic expressed his condolences to the family of this 40-year-old man after the incident. He announced that the government will find a way to help this family. The prime minister expressed regret for the incident and expressed concern for Banojic’s health.
Meanwhile, the public prosecutor’s office confirmed that Banojic caused the incident. It is said that while overtaking a truck, he collided with an oncoming truck. According to media reports, this incident happened around 6 am on Saturday in foggy conditions. The driver of the truck in front was killed in this collision and Banojic was seriously injured. After this incident, Banojic was first treated at Vinkuci Hospital, but due to the severity of his injuries, he was transferred to Osijek Hospital and is in the intensive care unit. Specials were admitted. He is said to have suffered injuries to his head, chest and limbs, but is said to be out of danger. Banojic is conscious, but not fully conscious, which is common with this type of brain injury, according to a hospital deputy. He still has no recollection of the accident.
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