Croatia’s Defense Minister Sacked After Causing Fatal Car Crash That Also Left Him Hospitalized

Croatia’s Defense Minister Sacked After Causing Fatal Car Crash That Also Left Him Hospitalized
Croatia's Defense Minister Mario Banozic arrives for a meeting of EU Defense Ministers at the Prague Congress Center in Prague, Czech Republic, on Aug. 30, 2022. Petr David Josek/AP Photo
The Associated Press
Updated:
0:00

ZAGREB, Croatia—Croatia’s defense minister was sacked on Saturday after he apparently caused a traffic collision in which one person died and he was also seriously injured.

Defense Minister Mario Banozic was overtaking a truck in bad weather when he crashed into a van coming from the opposite direction, authorities said. The van driver died in the crash and Mr. Banozic was hospitalized with serious injuries.