Croatian Defense Minister Mario Banozic was seriously injured in a car crash that killed another person on Saturday morning, authorities said.
The accident happened around 6 a.m. on a road in eastern Croatia when the 44-year-old minister was driving a car that collided with a van, according to the Croatian Ministry of Defense and state television HTR, which said the driver of the van was killed in the accident.
“We express our condolences to the family of the person who died,” government spokesman Marko Milic said on platform X.
Milic added that Mario Banozic was “not in danger of life,” although he suffered serious injuries. Doctors said the minister had bruises on his head and brain and is still under observation but is conscious.
In the statement, the Ministry of Defense also said that an investigation has already been opened to determine what happened.
News portal Local Index said Mario Banozic was apparently hunting when he had the accident.
Source: DN
