On Friday morning, two buses and a truck were involved in a traffic accident on the E 70 in the Teleorman district, which led to the launch of the Red Intervention Plan.

SMURD helicopterPhoto: Office of Emergency Situations

The accident happened between the towns of Buyoreni and Prunaru, reports ISU Teleorman.

“Given the number of people involved, a Red Intervention Plan was activated to optimally manage the response mission at the county level. Operational teams with 2 fire trucks, 1 tow truck, vehicles for personal transportation and numerous victims, 8 ambulances of the SMURD and 6 ambulances of the DSJ are working at the scene.

A SMURD helicopter was also called in to support forces on the ground. A special vehicle carrying numerous victims and two SMURD ambulances are on their way to the accident site from ISU Giurgiu,” the quoted source said.