Overview
- Authorities confirmed seven fatalities, all Greek citizens, and three injured passengers who were transported to hospitals.
- The crash occurred on the DN6/E70 near Lugoj in Timiș county, involving a frontal collision with a truck and a tanker truck that did not leak.
- Police cite early evidence that the minibus crossed into the opposite lane while trying to pass, a sequence captured in widely shared video.
- Greece’s prime minister offered condolences as the Greek embassy in Bucharest arranged consular assistance and repatriation, and PAOK sent club representatives.
- UEFA and the clubs held tributes at the scheduled match in France, including moments of silence and memorial gestures.