On June 27, around 4.50 pm, the police received information that a collision between an Opel car and a Volvo truck had taken place on the Liepāja-Rucava road in Nīca Parish.
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Preliminary information suggests that the woman, while driving an Opel, entered the opposite lane where the truck collided for reasons not yet known.
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The accident killed everyone in the Opel – a woman and her two young daughters.
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The driver of a Volvo car was not injured in the accident and the man was not under the influence of alcohol.
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Criminal proceedings have been initiated in the Liepāja district about the incident and information provided by eyewitnesses useful for the investigation.
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In view of the above, the police invite anyone who can provide information relevant to the investigation to call 110.
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A total of six people have already been reported killed in road accidents last weekend.
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On June 20, a woman and a child died in an accident in Skriveri region, but five more people were seriously injured.
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