Tragic accident in Nowy Sącz: Pedestrian hit on the crosswalk, two drivers detained

The dramatic events took place on Saturday around 17:30 at al. Józef Piłsudski in Nowy Sącz. A 50-year-old man was crossing a marked pedestrian crossing, walking his dog on a leash. At that moment he was hit by a car that was overtaking another vehicle.

It happened on a two-lane road. A car driving correctly in the right lane stopped to let a pedestrian cross. At that moment, he was overtaken in the left lane at high speed by the driver of a Volkswagen Passat, who hit a 50-year-old man, said Anna Zbroja from the Provincial Police Headquarters in Krakow.

The force of the impact was very high - the 50-year-old was thrown away and died on the spot.

Illegal racing on the streets of Nowy Sącz

The driver of the Volkswagen, a 21-year-old resident of the Nowy Sącz region, was detained. A breath alcohol test showed that he was sober. The man also had blood taken for further tests.

As the Nowy Sącz police inform on social media, thanks to many hours of work by police officers from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Nowy Sącz and the local district prosecutor's office, it was possible to determine that the Volkswagen driver was probably taking part in an illegal race with the BMW driver. This car was driven by a 20-year-old resident of the Nowy Sącz region.

On Sunday approx. 18:35 this man was arrested. Today he will be brought to the District Prosecutor's Office in Nowy Sącz and questioned by the prosecutor.