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Father Dies After Collapsing While Racing to Daughter's Crash

A regional post-mortem and a police inquiry will seek to confirm whether a suspected heart attack linked to a prior stent caused his death.

Overview

  • A 45-year-old man identified as Gheorghe became unwell while driving from his village of Vasile Alecsandri to reach his daughter after her low-impact collision on the DN25 near Șendreni.
  • His wife raised the alarm and passers-by stopped to help before a passing ambulance crew pulled over to assist at the roadside.
  • Paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation for about 50 minutes but could not revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Reports say he had previously had a heart stent and that a suspected heart attack is being cited, but his body was taken to the Galați Institute of Forensic Medicine for a post-mortem to establish the exact cause.
  • The daughter was not seriously injured, traffic was briefly held while police managed the scene, and relatives and local people have posted condolences as an official investigation continues.