The commander of the 280 Infantry Battalion in Focsani, eastern Romania, died Friday in a car accident, a few hours after his return to Romania from a six-month mission in Iraq.
Lt Col Stefan Balan, 39, and his wife Maricica, 39, died instantly, and their daughter Andreea, 14, was left in a deep coma after the car the man was driving left lane and crashed into another automobile coming from the opposite direction. The two people traveling in the second car were also severely hurt.Police suspect Balan fell asleep while driving.
Translated by ANCA PADURARU