Woman dies in collision with truck gritting road

A woman of 20 died on Saturday when the car she was driving collided with a truck gritting the road from Ostrava to Havířov. Her car crashed into the truck while the latter was turning, a spokesperson for the rescue services in the Moravia-Silesia Region told reporters. The woman was killed on the spot, while three male passengers in the car were taken to hospital with various injuries. A representative of the company which operates the gritting service said the truck’s driver had not been to blame for the collision.

Author: Ian Willoughby