Than Timothy. A tree fell on a car, a 59-year-old man died

A tragic event occurred on the poviat road between the villages of Wysoka Dąbrowa and Lutrami in the Olsztyn poviat - a roadside tree fell over a car driving along the road.

- The following services were directed to the place: an ambulance, fire brigade and police. Unfortunately, despite the immediate help of a witness, the 59-year-old Skoda driver died. An investigation team and a forensics technician were sent to the scene to secure the traces from the scene of the accident and to clarify the circumstances of this tragic event. The prosecutor also participates in the procedural steps at the scene, informed the press officer of the Olsztyn police, Rafał Prokopczyk.

From On Thursday, a strong wind blows over Warmia and Masuria. IMWM informed in a statement that at 12.00 in Mikołajki "there was a gust of wind with a speed of almost 75 km / h. Gusts of up to 65 km / h are reported nearby". Firefighters have already intervened over 360 times, reports come from all over the region. - The work is not diminishing - said the spokesman for firefighters, Rafał Melnyk.

In the morning, a volunteer firefighter was injured during the action of removing a fallen tree in Studzianka in the Olsztyn poviat. Has an open leg fracture; he was transported to hospital.

According to the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, "the tendency of wind and gusts is weakening, but local gusts from 60 km / h to local 70 km / h, with an average wind of 25-35 km / h. The wind blows from the northwest".

Strong wind scared the sailors - the MOPR on duty said that on Friday the lakes were almost empty.