The Polish prime minister has been hurt in a car accident - the second collision involving her convoy in just a few months.
Beata Szydlo, 53, suffered bruises after a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old man crashed into her black Audi limousine in her hometown of Oswiecim, near Krakow.
She was treated at a nearby hospital and later flown to the capital Warsaw for more tests. Her condition was described as "good".
However, the smash has led to security concerns as the country's president and defence minister were also involved in car accidents in the past year, but were not injured.
Ms Szydlo had been in a fleet of cars travelling along a main road when a Fiat 500 coming from a nearby street drove into the side of her vehicle.
The limousine was forced off the road and hit a tree. The PM as well as the driver and a security officer were taken to hospital.
In November, several government cars collided during a state visit to Israel.
Ms Szydlo was travelling in the convoy but was not in one of the cars involved. Two Polish officials were injured in the crash.
Rafal Bochenek told public broadcaster TVP Info: "Fortunately, nothing serious happened to the prime minister."
But fears have been raised that the incident was being "played down".
Roman Polko, former head of Polish special forces, said: "The government protection bureau is expected to predict such situations.
"This was a very serious accident.
"I'm very much concerned that it is being played down."
Julia Pitera of opposition party Civic Platform told TVP Info: "It's frightening to live in a country where, within 11 months, the president, prime minister and defence minister are involved in car accidents."
In March 2016, a limousine taking president Andrzej Duda on a motorway in Poland suffered a burst rear tyre.
His driver managed to steer the car onto the hard shoulder without colliding with other vehicles.
Last month, defence minister Antoni Macierewicz escaped uninjured from an eight-car collision in central Poland.
In 2010, the country's president Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria were among 96 people killed when a Polish air force plane they were travelling in crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk.
There were no survivors in the tragedy.
FOLLOW US ON:
> The Forefront on Twitter
>BBM Channel: C002CB006 {WELCOME TO THE FOREFRONT
>{Instagram: the_forefront_nigeria }
Connect with Joshua Osagie (Blog owner)
FOLLOW US ON:
> The Forefront on Twitter
>BBM Channel: C002CB006 {WELCOME TO THE FOREFRONT
>{Instagram: the_forefront_nigeria }
Connect with Joshua Osagie (Blog owner)
Share this post with others on social media with options below.
|
No comments:
Post a Comment
Disclaimer!!! Opinions expressed in comments do not represent THE FOREFRONT MEDIA NG's views. All participants are entitled to their opinions. Thank you!!!
Advertise on the Forefront: For advert placement in the blog or advert posts like news updates, reach +2348124620827 [WhatsApp].
Copyright 2023 The Forefront Media Ng. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from The Forefront Media Ng