A man aged 61 died after the tractor he was driving was struck by a truck in Mihailovca village of Cimișlia district. The tractor turned upside down as a result of the impact. The truck driver needed medical care, while the tractor driver died before an ambulance arrived, Cristina Vicol, senior press officer at the Cimișlia Police Inspectorate, stated for IPN.

The accident happened at about 12 noon today. The 61-year-old man was carrying wood by the tractor. When he turned left, the tractor was hit by a truck driven by a man aged 52 from Comrat district, who was traveling in the same direction.

According to Cristina Vicol, the truck driver wasn’t inebriated, but he is to blame for the accident, according to the preliminary examinations.

Legal action was taken in this case.