On the evening of Sunday, November 8, on a section of the D1 highway in the Petržalka district of Bratislava, a man fell from a bridge onto the roadway. Traffic was temporarily blocked, but efforts to save the man were unsuccessful.
The incident occurred near a shopping center on Einsteinova Street. Police, firefighters, and two ambulance crews arrived at the scene immediately. According to Petra Klimeshova, a spokesperson for the Emergency Medical Services Operations Center (OS ZZS), the man died from his injuries at the scene.
Due to the incident, police completely closed traffic on the D1 highway in the direction from the Prístavný Bridge to the exhibition center. This caused significant traffic jams, and the situation was further complicated by another traffic accident that occurred on the Prístavný Bridge itself. Patrol officers at the scene set up a detour via Einsteinova Street and advised drivers to use alternative routes, specifically the Apollo Bridge or the R7/D4 bypass.
Around 7:45 p.m., traffic on the D1 highway was fully restored. The circumstances surrounding the person’s fall from the bridge are currently under investigation. If you find yourself in an emergency situation on the road, make sure you have the important emergency service phone numbers for Slovakia on hand.
