On September 17, two separate traffic collisions occurred on Warsaw’s Patriotów Street, involving five vehicles, and highlighting issues with police response times due to prioritized citizen reports.
Collision Details
Two separate traffic collisions occurred on Patriotów Street in Warsaw on September 17, before 6 PM, involving a total of five vehicles. Medical teams examined the participants, finding no life-threatening injuries.
Police Response and Delays
Participants reported waiting several hours for police to arrive and conduct inspections and prepare necessary documentation for further proceedings. In other incidents, people waited up to several hours for police to arrive, as procedures prioritize citizen reports regarding parking issues.
Citizen Reports and Police Priorities
Police patrols were engaged in handling reports of irregular parking, submitted through online citizen services, including “Stop Cham.” The scale and frequency of such reports effectively paralyzed current road incident handling in the area, extending response times for more critical incidents.
