On Tuesday evening, a road train fell from a viaduct located on DN 6, between the municipality of Orshov and Portil de Fier I, from a height of more than 50 meters, the driver died, the Traffic Information Center of the General Inspectorate of the city reports. of the Romanian police, quoted by Agerpres.

According to the cited source, the foreign-registered road train crashed into a rocky area near the Pedina Viaduct.

The train driver remained trapped and died, his body was pulled out of the train cabin by fire crews who arrived at the scene.

The traffic on the site takes place alternately, in one direction, the source adds.

Police details

RENEWAL: “The police of the municipality of Drobeta-Turnu-Severin was informed by number 112 that there was a traffic accident on the European road 70, in the area of ​​the Pădina viaduct, as a result of which the motor train broke the protective parapet, falling into the ravine. Police officers from the Road Bureau and the Highway Service arrived at the scene, and as a result of the checks, they found that a 49-year-old man, a citizen of Bulgaria, was driving a road train on DE 70, in the area of ​​the village of Viaduct Pedina, he allegedly lost control over the direction, broke the concrete parapet and fell into the ravine,” said IPJ Mehedinci, quoted by News.ro.

The case is under pre-trial investigation on the grounds of involuntary manslaughter.