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Truck Driver Charged After Fatal 21-Vehicle Pileup in Poland

Polish prosecutors allege the driver caused a highway accident that killed four people, including two children, and injured 15 others.

  • The accident occurred on the S7 highway near Gdansk late Friday night, involving 21 vehicles and 56 people.
  • A 37-year-old truck driver is accused of driving over the speed limit and failing to brake before the collision.
  • Two of the deceased were boys aged 7 and 10; efforts to identify the other two victims are ongoing.
  • The driver was neither under the influence nor using his phone at the time of the accident.
  • Prosecutors plan to charge the driver with causing a traffic disaster that endangered lives and health.
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