1 British volunteer dead, 3 injured in Romania car crash

1 British volunteer dead, 3 injured in Romania car crash | iNFOnews.ca
In this picture provided by the Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, emergency services work at the scene of an accident, in Saratel, northern Romania, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. A Romanian official says a car carrying a group of British volunteers has slammed into a tree, killing one and injuring three others. Spokesman for the Bistrita emergency services Marius Rus told The Associated Press the driver lost control of the vehicle early Thursday in the northern village of Saratel and veered off the road. (Inspectoratul Pentru Situatii de Urgenta via AP)

BUCHAREST, Romania – A Romanian official says a car carrying a group of British volunteers has slammed into a tree, killing one person and injuring three others.

Marius Rus, a spokesman for the Bistrita emergency service, told The Associated Press the driver lost control of the vehicle early Thursday in the northern village of Saratel and veered off the road.

Rus said the driver was dead when emergency workers reached him. Officials freed the three passengers who were trapped, including a 17-year-old boy. He says one was seriously injured and sent by helicopter to a hospital while the other two were in stable condition.

Rus says all were Britons in the country to build a house for deprived Romanians. He said other British volunteers travelling in the car behind suffered panic attacks.

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