A man aged 57 from Olănești village of Ștefan Vodă district died in a road accident that happened in the village. The driver of the car in which he was travelling as a passenger didn’t adjust the speed when moving on the main street of the locality and lost control of the vehicle. The car crashed into a tee, IPN reports.

According to the police, the driver works for the patrol service of the Ștefan Vodă Police Inspectorate. When the accident occurred, he was outside his working hours. The police officer suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital.

The police noted the two men were neighbors. Legal proceedings were instituted in this case.