Serious accident in Tirana/ An police oficer loses control of the vehicle and ends up in Lana River

An accident was recorded around 06:15 at the Shkoza bridge in Tirana. The police officer of the “Shqiponja” Special Force Sector, driving the service vehicle, allegedly lost control over his direction and as a result the vehicle went off the road, falling into the Lana River. The driver of the vehicle and the passenger were […]

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