A minor, an old man and three young people died in traffic accidents caused by speeding, Traffic Police Division spokeswoman Dana Andronic has told Info-Prim Neo. According to the quoted source, five persons were killed and 25 injured in the 22 accidents that happened on the national roads over the weekend. A 27-year-old man lost control of his car while going towards Hancesti. The car skidded and went straight into a tree. The driver died on the spot. A man aged 80 was struck fatally by a Honda near Hanul lui Vasile Inn located on the road going to Vadul lui Voda. The man was going to the wood to collect medicinal herbs. A Mercedes-412 minibus driven by an 18-year-old boy went out of control and overturned. The driver died immediately, while three minor passengers were rushed to the Ungheni district hospital with serious injuries. The 23-year-old driver of a Volkswagen-Golf died when his car skidded and overturned on the Hancesti-Leuseni road. A man aged 32 was killed when his car went out of control and crashed into a tree in Cahul town.