Accident in Fushë-Prezë/ 3 people arrested for violating traffic rules

2025-03-20 15:14:00, Kronika CNA

The State Police, in connection with the accident that occurred in Fushë Prezë, announced today that it has arrested 3 citizens in flagrante delicto, accused of several criminal offenses.

Today, citizens were arrested: AK, 24 years old, VK, 25 years old, and DK, 34 years old.

Now, the 3 citizens are accused of the criminal offenses of "Violation of traffic rules", "Driving a vehicle in an irregular manner" and "Leaving the scene of an accident", "Supporting the perpetrator of a crime" and "Actions that hinder the discovery of the truth".

The police have announced a search for the administrator of the concrete production company, citizen SH, 27 years old.

Those arrested:

-AK, 24 years old, the driver of the concrete mixer vehicle, for the criminal offenses of “Violation of road traffic rules”, “Driving the vehicle in an irregular manner” and “Leaving the scene of an accident”. On 19.03.2025, at around 23:50, on the road segment “Vorë - Fushë Krujë”, the “Mercedes Benz” vehicle driven by citizen EL, 25 years old (equipped with a driving license), which was suspected of speeding beyond the permitted limits, hit the concrete mixer driven by citizen AK (without a driving license for this category of vehicles), which had stopped on the roadway, but had not turned on the traffic light. As a result of the impact, the “Mercedes Benz” vehicle burst into flames and as a result the driver and 3 passengers lost their lives. After the accident, the driver of the concrete mixer left the scene;

-VK, 25 years old, relative of the 24-year-old, for the criminal offenses of "Supporting the perpetrator of the crime" and "Actions that hinder the discovery of the truth", as he is suspected of having removed the 24-year-old from the scene of the accident;

-DK, 34 years old, manager of a concrete production company, in which citizen AK was employed, for the criminal offenses of “Violation of road traffic regulations”, “Violation of occupational safety regulations”, “Illegal employment” and “Hiding income”. The verifications carried out revealed that the manager had not taken measures to equip the concrete mixer with the necessary documentation for circulation and had employed the driver of the concrete mixer without having a driving license for this category of vehicles.

The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action./CNA