LatviaPublished: 17 October 2026 at 05:33

Driver killed in truck and car collision in Ropaži Municipality

A truck and a passenger car collided in Ropaži Municipality, near Riga, on Friday. The driver of the passenger car died.

A truck and a passenger car collided in Ropaži Municipality in Latvia on Friday, and the driver of the passenger car was killed. The accident was reported by "Degpunktā", a programme on the commercial channel TV3.

The report does not give the victim's name or age, the exact place or time of the crash, or the circumstances of the collision. It also does not say whether anyone else was injured, including the truck driver.

No further details about the cause have been made public so far. Ropaži Municipality lies near Riga, in the capital's surrounding area. Further details may be added once more confirmed facts appear.

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