Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo was in “stable condition” in hospital after a car accident, a Government spokesman said. The Prime Minister was riding in a motorcade on Saturday when a Fiat 600 driven by a 21-year-old man struck her vehicle in the southern town of Oswiecim.
Her car was forced off the road and crashed into a tree, with the front of the car badly damaged. Two security agents including Szydlo’s driver were also injured, one of them suffering serious leg injuries.
Szydlo underwent medical tests in a local hospital before being transported in the evening by helicopter to a military hospital in Warsaw.
Government spokesman Rafal Bochenek told reporters the PM was still in hospital “under observation” and the duration of her stay would “depend on the specialists”.
“She is being well looked after. She can carry out her role, she can fulfil her obligations as head of the Government,” Bochenek said.