​Several sections of national roads and highways in the center of the country are covered with icy rain, and road workers are intervening to make the road passable, which is difficult, writes News.ro. Six cars collided on the highway in Sibiu county, one man was killed and another was injured. Later, the A1 sector in Sibiu County was closed due to rain on Sunday evening.

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IPJ Sibiu sent the first data on how the accident happened.

“At first there was a collision of 3 cars, as a result of which a 27-year-old man was injured. Immediately after this event, a collision between a cargo van and a passenger car took place in the immediate vicinity,” IPJ Sibiu reports.

The quoted source said that the minibus driver got out of the car and saw the car behind him hit the parapet, ricocheting towards where he was.

To avoid the oncoming car, the man jumped between the middle parapets, not knowing what was on the bridge, and fell into the void.

“The last car collided with a minibus, as well as with one of the participants in the first accident. Unfortunately, the minibus driver did not survive the fall,” IPJ Sibiu said.

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The Information Center of the Romanian Police, the Regional Roads and Bridges Directorate (DRDP) Brasov announced on Sunday evening that there was a multi-vehicle accident on the A1, at kilometer 227, in the Boita area.

• Infotrafik informs that 6 cars were involved in the accident. “Road traffic is blocked in the direction of Boita, vehicles are diverted from km 237 to DN7 Veştem. The road is wet, wet in places. It works with non-slip material.”

• “Road 2 is closed from km 237+800 in the direction of Sibiu-Boit. The police, CIC Saliste response team, are on the scene. Traffic has been diverted to DN 1 Cisnadie,” DRDP Braşov also reported.

ISU Sibiu, for its part, announced that as a result of the accident, one person died and another was taken to hospital.

• “The accident involved 6 pieces of equipment and 9 people. According to the results of the medical examination, 7 people did not need medical assistance, they refused to be transported to the hospital. The 27-year-old man was picked up by the SAJ crew and taken to UPU Sibiu. The 9th participant in the accident, approximately 48 years old, fell from the bridge with injuries incompatible with life, doctors declared her death.

• A 27-year-old man suffered a serious injury to his right thigh. The patient is conscious, cooperative and was transported to UPU Sibiu in stable condition.

Drivers are asked to reduce speed on the highway

“DRDP Braşov snow removal machines are on the route in the affected areas in Sibiu and Braşov counties to deal with sleet on the road, but icy rain is very difficult to deal with because the anti-skid materials are immediately covered with ice,” he said on Sunday evening DRDP Brasov.

The cited source clarified that it is for this reason that drivers are asked to reduce speed, and on highways to follow the recommendations indicated on the warning signs (reducing the speed to 60 km/h and maintaining a greater distance to the vehicles driving ahead). .

On Sunday, meteorologists announced a yellow warning code for mixed precipitation with hail for Sibiu County.

UPDATE: Sector A1 is closed due to rain

On Sunday evening, a section of the A 1 motorway in Sibiu County was closed due to snow.

The Romanian Police Traffic Information Center reports that “on the A1 Sibiu – Deva, due to adverse weather conditions (pole), the road administrator has implemented a complete closure of traffic in both directions, between km 225 entry/exit of the A1 – DN7 and junction 237 in Sibiu”.

In order to prevent road accidents, the police recommend that drivers do not leave the road if their vehicles are not equipped with winter tires, significantly reduce speed, maintain a sufficient distance from vehicles driving ahead, be able to stop safely, do not brake or turn suddenly, and use , first of all, the engine brake to reduce speed.