Kraljevo was shrouded in black after a five-year-old girl died as a result of injuries sustained in a terrible traffic accident, and citizens came to the scene of the tragedy throughout the day, lit candles and left flowers and toys.
Na Kraljevo the promenade next to the Ibar, where the car ran off the road on Monday evening and killed a mother with two children, citizens gathered in silence to pay their respects to the little girl. Candles, bouquets of flowers and children's toys were left at the scene of the tragedy.
The accident happened around 7:00 p.m. in the Street of the Fourth King's Battalion, when 26-year-old JA lost control of the car and ran onto the pedestrian path. The car hit a mother and her two children, who were thrown to the pool fence by the force of the impact.
The five-year-old girl, despite the efforts of doctors, died at the University Children's Clinic in Tiršova in Belgrade.
Her younger brother, a year and a half old, also suffered serious injuries and was transferred to Belgrade. According to the latest information from RTS, the boy has since been discharged for home treatment. The children's mother was also transferred to Belgrade due to serious injuries.
The suspected driver was arrested, and the police determined that he did not have a driver's license. He was detained for up to 48 hours and, with a criminal complaint, he was taken to the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Kraljevo. The authorities also ordered a speed test, as well as a breathalyzer and blood analysis.
The tragedy is additionally followed by the indignation of the people of Kraljevo who claim that the competent institutions had previously warned about dangerous driving in that part of the city.
According to the statements made by councilor Milan Vučetić for N1, during the previous weeks and months, citizens sent complaints to the police about, as he said, "wild and arrogant driving" in that part of the city, but also on Žička put and in Dušana Popović Street.
Vučetić said that due to the lack of reaction, citizens also contacted him via social networks, and that they personally contacted him for the first time on August 5 and warned of the danger.
"Kraljevo was speechless. It is difficult to comment on anything. Not because of disbelief, but because it was a matter of time when something like this would happen," Vučetić told N1.
He estimated that the tragedy could have been prevented if the authorities had responded to the citizens' earlier warnings.
And other residents of that part of Kraljevo point out that it is an area that parents with their children pass by every day and that they have been afraid for a long time because of the vehicles that pass through the street at high speed.
Photo: N1A place of tragedy
Mourning day on the day of the funeral
The Mayor of Kraljevo, Predrag Terzić, announced that the City will declare a Day of Mourning on the day of the five-year-old girl's funeral. The date of the funeral has not yet been announced, so it is not known when the decision on the Day of Mourning will come into force.
In the meantime, the place of the tragedy has become a gathering place for citizens who pay their respects to the girl by leaving flowers, toys and lighting candles.
While the family is facing the tragedy, the question remains in Kraljevo why earlier warnings of citizens about unsafe driving did not lead to concrete measures.
The investigation into the accident is ongoing, and the final circumstances under which the car ran onto the pedestrian path should be determined during the proceedings.
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