The toll from traffic accidents and incidents recorded within just a few hours in Attica, from Tuesday afternoon June 2 onwards, is tragic. Two people lost their lives, while a three-year-old girl is hospitalized in critical condition, following three separate pedestrian hit-and-run incidents that have shocked public opinion.
The most shocking incident occurred at 8:00 PM in Acharnes, at the intersection of Melouna and 40 Martyron streets. According to Traffic Police data, a passenger car exiting a parking space struck a three-year-old girl. The minor was seriously injured and transported by EKAB ambulance to Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s Hospital, where she is hospitalized fighting for her life. The vehicle driver is a 31-year-old Greek citizen, while authorities are also seeking the child’s guardian for negligent supervision of a minor.
A few hours earlier, at 4:45 PM, in the Aspropyrgos area specifically at the intersection of NATO Avenue with Thrasyvoulou Street, a 75-year-old pedestrian was struck by a truck driven by a 54-year-old Bulgarian national. The elderly man was transported severely injured to Thriasio Hospital, where despite doctors’ efforts, he succumbed to his injuries.
The same day, another pedestrian strike ended in tragedy in Afidnes. At 6:10 PM, on Tyrtaios Avenue, a pickup truck struck an elderly woman under circumstances being investigated. The woman was transported seriously injured to KAT hospital, however doctors were unable to keep her alive.
The three incidents, with two dead and one child fighting for life, highlight in the most dramatic way the heavy blood toll that continues to be paid on Greek roads. Preliminary investigations are being conducted by the competent Traffic Police services for all cases, in order to determine the exact circumstances under which the incidents occurred.
