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Police Say Diabetic Episode Sent Car Airborne in Romanian Roundabout Crash

Authorities imposed a 90-day licence suspension alongside a 1,600 lei fine.

Overview

  • CCTV from Oradea shows the Mercedes clipping a roundabout kerb, vaulting over a bus and two cars, and crashing into a roadside pole on December 3.
  • Doctors reported the 49-year-old was unconscious from severe hypoglycaemia and treated for multiple fractures with no life-threatening injuries.
  • Police said the driver entered the roundabout the wrong way at high speed, which launched the vehicle into the air.
  • The car narrowly missed a large petrol pump near the crash site, avoiding a potentially far more serious outcome.
  • Residents and emergency crews extricated the driver, and reporting noted that Romanian and broader EU rules require diabetic drivers to manage hypoglycaemia risk.