Tragic misfortune in Croatia: Carinthian ex-international dies at Crash

Tragic misfortune in Croatia: Carinthian ex-international dies at Crash

Karlovac, Kroatien - On April 19, 2025, around 8:15 p.m. near Karlovac, Croatia, a tragic traffic accident occurred in which a 42-year-old Carinthian and the former Croatian international Nikola Pokrivac died. According to 5min.at, the Carinthian wanted to overtake another vehicle on a country road, where there was a frontal collision.

The exact circumstances of the accident are currently still being determined. According to reports, it was a collision caused by a Slovenian citizen who overtaken with an Audi with an Austrian license plate over a cozy line. In this tragedy, both the person who caused the accident and Nikola Pokrivac, who died at the age of 39, were killed. Pokrivac's vehicle also contained three teammates that suffered all serious injuries. Fortunately, the 16-year-old daughter of the Carinthian was unharmed, as https://www.kosmo.at/dramaum-pokrivac-ex- nationaltalpieler-stirbt-be-autoNfall/) reported.

Nikola Pokrivac was a well -known name in Croatian football. He played 15 times for the Croatian national team and was part of the squad for the 2008 European Championship. During his club career, he played for Dinamo Zagreb, AS Monaco and Red Bull Salzburg, where he played a total of 46 mandatory games from 2009 to 2011 and acted as a top performer in midfield. However, Pokrivac had to end his profile career in 2015 due to health problems, but continued his career with underclass clubs.

The loss of Pokrivac is described by Croatia's association president Marijan Kustic as irreplaceable. Kustic expressed his condolences and emphasized the importance of the former international in Croatian football history.

accident reliability in road traffic

The accident raises questions about safety in road traffic again. According to [Eurostat, traffic accidents are among the most common causes of early deaths in Europe. In particular, overtaking in overland traffic is a dangerous situation that often leads to serious accidents, as this tragic incident shows as an example.

Overall, three other occupants of the oncoming vehicle were seriously injured in this terrible accident. The police and those responsible now examine all the details to clarify the exact processes of the accident.