One of two cars catches fire after collision on Riga bypass A4
A BMW and an Audi collided on Saturday on the A4 Riga bypass in Salaspils municipality, and one of the cars caught fire. Traffic at the scene has been restored, and there is no information yet on any casualties.
On Saturday, two passenger cars collided in Salaspils municipality on the Riga bypass, part of the A4 road (Salaspils–Ādaži). The vehicles involved were a BMW and an Audi, and one of them caught fire after the crash. The incident took place on one of the key roads around the Latvian capital.
What the police say
State Police spokeswoman Gita Gžibovska told the portal Jauns.lv that the police received the call about the incident at 13:03. The police confirmed that the cars involved were a BMW and an Audi and that one of them caught fire following the collision.
Eyewitness accounts
According to eyewitnesses, one of the cars left the road and ended up in a ditch. The other was engulfed in flames. The source does not make clear which of the two makes ended up in the ditch and which burned.
Traffic and open questions
The State Police confirm that traffic at the scene has already been restored. At the same time, no information has yet been released on whether anyone was injured, or on the exact circumstances of the collision. The police have not yet clarified these details.
