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.