Gheorghe, 45, had been travelling with his wife after the pair were told their daughter had been involved in a collision
A father died after suffering a heart attack while rushing to the scene of a road crash involving his daughter.
Gheorghe, 45, had been travelling with his wife after the pair were told their daughter had been involved in a collision. Although the crash was described as low impact and their daughter was not seriously injured, he reportedly became unwell while driving to reach her.
The couple had left their home in the village of Vasile Alecsandri, in Romania’s Galați County, and were travelling along the DN25 near Șendreni when Gheorghe suffered the suspected medical emergency.
Despite feeling seriously ill, he managed to pull the car safely onto the roadside before losing consciousness, preventing another potential collision.
His wife raised the alarm as passers-by stopped to help. An ambulance crew travelling nearby spotted the incident and pulled over to assist.
Paramedics carried out CPR for around 50 minutes, but despite their efforts, Gheorghe could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports said he previously had a heart stent.
No other vehicles were involved in the incident, which was treated as a medical emergency rather than a road traffic collision.
Traffic was temporarily affected while police attended the scene.
Gheorghe’s body has been taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, where a post-mortem examination will establish the exact cause of death.
His daughter escaped the earlier crash without serious injuries, but relatives and friends have spoken of the family’s devastation following his sudden death while trying to reach her.
Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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