A man was hit by a truck in a crosswalk in Sângera town of the municipality of Chisinau in the morning of October 20. The victim was rushed to the hospital. Traffic jams appeared in the area meanwhile, IPN reports.

Chisinau Police Division press officer Natalia Stati said the accident happened at about 7am. The DAF truck was driven by a man aged 48. An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances of the accident.

Spokeswoman for the Chisinau Emergency Medicine Institute Dorina Arsene said the man suffered associated trauma and multiple rib fractures and is in a very serious state.