Tragic accident in Fushë Dukat, van with workers goes off the road: one dead and five injured

A serious incident shook Sunday morning on the Vlorë–Llogara road, near the village of Fushë Dukat, where a road accident caused the death of one person and the injury of five others.

Around 06:15, a van with license plate AC 701 AJ, which is suspected to have been transporting workers from Tirana towards coastal areas for work reasons, lost control and ended up in a roadside ditch.

As a result of the vehicle leaving the road, the driver and four passengers sustained injuries, while another person is believed to have died at the scene. The victim is I.H., 52 years old.

The violent impact severely deformed the van, causing some of the people inside to remain trapped among the destroyed metal parts. To extract the injured, firefighter teams had to cut through the vehicle’s structure.

The injured are S.H., 22 years old; Q.H., 44 years old; S.R., around 22 years old, and another individual whose name has not yet been released by authorities.

Ambulances rushed the injured to the Vlorë Regional Hospital for medical treatment, while the victim’s body was transported to the same hospital’s morgue.

Early investigation hypotheses suggest the tragedy may have been caused by a moment of drowsiness on the part of the driver or a sudden health issue, but the investigative team continues to work to fully clarify the circumstances.

Traffic Police forces arrived at the accident scene, launched investigative procedures, and are taking all necessary actions to uncover the exact cause of this fatal crash.