FIRST PHOTOS: Horror in Belgrade suburb, car completely destroyed as it crashes into concrete cross

A terrible traffic accident that happened early this morning in the neighborhood of Petrovcic, in the Belgrade municipality of Surcin, claimed the life of a 29-year-old man, whose initials are N.R.

The car he was driving veered off the road under still unexplained circumstances and crashed into a large concrete cross.

Our portal's reporters were at the scene of the tragedy this morning.

The sights are shocking - pieces of plastic, glass and crushed metal from the Opel Vektra are scattered all around.

The vehicle, moving at high speed, first mowed down a traffic sign, then "plowed" through a grass surface, as can be seen by the deeply dug tracks in the ground. It stopped only after it crashed into the cross located at the center of a roundabout.

A huge stain of petrol and engine oil, that leaked from the completely destroyed front part of the vehicle, is visible at the scene.

Eyewitness: "It was terrible"

One of the locals described the dramatic moments for our portal:

"There was a terrible bang, we thought something had exploded. We immediately ran towards the roundabout. The scene was horrific, the car was so smashed that we didn't know how to approach it. We watched as they pulled the young man out of that pile of metal, but he was already showing no signs of life. It was terrible, I can't get that image out of my head," says the shocked eyewitness.

Doctors could only pronounce death

Despite the quick reaction of the emergency services, the man could not be saved. He suffered fatal injuries from the force of the impact and died on the spot.

It is assumed that the main cause of the accident was speeding, which left the driver unable to navigate the roundabout, so instead of turning he continued driving straight, eventually crashing into the cross.

The police conducted a detailed investigation in order to determine all the circumstances that led to this tragedy.

(Telegraf.rs)