The tourist on a motorcycle is hit by a car near Lake Ohrid, in a serious condition for life

A tourist had an accident around 15:00 today while she was traveling by motorbike near Lake Ohrid in Pogradec.

The 31-year-old woman was hit by a car, receiving multiple injuries and was taken to the hospital in a serious state of health.

The police say that it is initially suspected that the accident happened after the tourist blocked the way of the "Benz" type vehicle.

"On 19.09.2023, around 15:50, on the "Pogradec-Lin" road axis, near the village of Piskupat, Pogradec, a "Benz" type vehicle driven by a citizen AB, 33 years old, collided with a motorcycle driven by an Italian citizen ER, about 31 years old, who was injured as a result and is in the hospital in a serious state of health, while the 33-year-old man is at the scene.

Preliminarily, it is suspected that the accident occurred as a result of the immediate cutting of the road by the driver of the motorcycle, who was leaving with her vehicle from the part by the lake of Ohrid, on the road.

The investigative group is at the scene and under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office is working to clarify the circumstances, document the event and determine the causes of the accident", informs the police.