A double family tragedy was registered in Elia Messinia, at km 47 of the Pyrgos – Kyparissias highway. In four people lost their lives in a traffic accident that occurred: a 38-year-old man, his one-year-old daughter, a 44-year-old man and his 13-year-old daughter.
At the same time, the 6-year-old son of the 38-year-old man and the 19-year-old son of the 44-year-old man were seriously injured.
The circumstances of the traffic accident
Regarding the circumstances of the fatal road accident, according to the Police, the truck driven by a 39-year-old man and heading to Kyparissia, entered, for reasons still unknown, the opposite flow of traffic, overturned and collided with three passing passenger cars.
Initially, the truck collided with the car driven by the 38-year-old man, who was carrying his wife, the same age, their one-year-old daughter and their six-year-old son.
The truck then collided with a second car, which was driven by the 44-year-old man and was occupied by his 13-year-old daughter, 19-year-old son and the 66-year-old grandmother of the two children.
The truck then collided with a third car driven by a 35-year-old man and a 66-year-old man.
Immediately after the traffic accident, firefighters, EKAV ambulances and police arrived at the scene.
Then the 38-year-old man, the 44-year-old man and their two minor children were released dead.
The injured are in the hospital
In addition, the 6-year-old, who was treated and is being treated at the “Karamandanio” Children’s Hospital in Patras, and the 19-year-old, who is being treated at the Kalamata hospital, were discharged with serious injuries.
The 38-year-old wife of the driver of the first passenger car, the 66-year-old woman traveling in the second car, as well as the 39-year-old driver of the pickup truck were slightly injured. The driver and passenger of the third car were not injured.
Investigations into the exact causes of the fatal traffic accident are being carried out by the Police.
Source: AMPE