{"id":9650,"date":"2026-11-11T23:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/2026\/11\/11\/slippery-road-and-rollover-in-the-mukachevo-district-a-truck-skidded-off-the-road-due-to-black-ice-a-63-year-old-man-was-injured\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T23:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:30:50","slug":"slippery-road-and-rollover-in-the-mukachevo-district-a-truck-skidded-off-the-road-due-to-black-ice-a-63-year-old-man-was-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/2026\/11\/11\/slippery-road-and-rollover-in-the-mukachevo-district-a-truck-skidded-off-the-road-due-to-black-ice-a-63-year-old-man-was-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Slippery road and rollover: In the Mukachevo district, a truck skidded off the road due to black ice; a 63-year-old man was injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A heavy-duty vehicle lost control on an icy road. Emergency response team No. 713, led by paramedic Rusyn, provided on-site assistance and transported the victim to the Mukachevo Central District Hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treacherous black ice on the roads of Zakarpattia caused a serious traffic accident involving a heavy-duty vehicle. On a road in the Mukachevo district, a truck driver lost control on the slippery road, causing the multi-metric-ton vehicle to veer into a ditch and roll onto its side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cTranscarpathian Regional Center for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine\u201d reported on the consequences of the bad weather and the assistance provided to the victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Circumstances of the accident and the work of the \u201c103\u201d medical team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sharp drop in temperature and moisture freezing on the road surface turned the highway into an ice rink:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Loss of control:<\/strong> A massive truck traveling at high speed lost traction, after which the multi-ton vehicle was thrown off the roadway, where it tipped over onto its side;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Injury: A<\/strong> 63-year-old man sustained injuries as a result of the impact and deformation of the cab;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emergency response:<\/strong> Emergency Medical Service Team No. 713, led by paramedic V. V. Rusin, arrived immediately upon receiving the call. The specialists diagnosed the victim with a severe knee contusion and provided the necessary medical care directly at the scene of the accident;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hospitalization:<\/strong> Medical personnel immobilized the injured limb and transported the injured man on a stretcher to the Mukachevo Central District Hospital for an X-ray and a comprehensive examination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dangers of the First Black Ice: A Warning to Drivers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rescue workers and emergency services emphasize: driving in icy conditions requires maximum concentration, especially from drivers of heavy-duty and transit vehicles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the coefficient of friction between the tires and the asphalt on slippery sections decreases significantly;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a truck\u2019s braking distance on an icy road increases 4\u20136 times;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>any sudden maneuver or emergency braking instantly causes the trailer to skid or the truck to roll over completely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers are urged to strictly maintain a safe following distance, gradually reduce speed before turns and downhill sections, and switch to winter tires in a timely manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The editorial staff of \u201cZakarpattia Visnyk\u201d wishes the victim a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/103zak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/103zak.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zakarpattia Regional Center for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A heavy-duty vehicle lost control on an icy road. Emergency response team No. 713, led by paramedic Rusyn, provided on-site assistance and transported the victim to the Mukachevo Central District [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1467,1455,1391,1389],"tags":[2135,1615,1797],"class_list":["post-9650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic-accident","category-mukachevo","category-mukachevo-district","category-zakarpattia-news","tag-accident","tag-mukachevo-news","tag-traffic-accident"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}