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Tragedy with two dead on the Egnatia Highway – A truck collided with a car, crashed into the Polymylos toll station, and was engulfed in flames

According to the information so far, there are also three injured – In the area between Kozani and Veria, there is dense fog and visibility is nearly zero – Drivers are trapped on the Egnatia Highway, in the direction toward Veria, and efforts are underway to divert traffic

Newsroom April 15 05:25

A serious accident occurred on Holy Tuesday afternoon at the Polymylos toll station on the Egnatia Highway.

According to reports, a truck, driving under low visibility conditions due to dense fog, violently crashed into two cars before slamming into the toll station’s safety barrier, causing a fire to break out.

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Firefighters are rushing to the scene. Early reports suggest there may be fatalities.

Traffic accident at Polymylos toll station:

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