Fatal car accident on the Kavala-Serres highway

On April 11, 2026, a fatal road accident occurred on the Kavala-Serres national highway near Paleochori. A three-year-old child died following a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a taxi. While some reports cite a head-on collision, other accounts state the driver reported a vehicle deviation. A four-member family was in the passenger car, with the mother and a 10-year-old boy sustaining serious injuries. The mother was transported to a local hospital for surgery, and the boy was transferred to the Pediatric Surgery department of the Alexandroupoli hospital with spinal injuries. The father, who was driving the family car, appears to have sustained minor injuries. The Fire Department was required to perform rescue operations to extract occupants from the wreckage. Authorities have launched an investigation into the exact circumstances of the incident.