Two British women and eight dogs die in Romania crash

Two British women, aged 61 and 41, and eight dogs died in a four-vehicle crash on Romania’s DN 6 road in Caraș-Severin, according to local police. Authorities have opened an investigation into the collision, whose circumstances have not been established. Police said initial checks indicated that a minibus carrying the women and 10 dogs was involved in a crash with two truck trains. Eight of the dogs died, police said. Reports also describe a van among the four vehicles involved, though the police account cited by the reports names the minibus and two truck trains. The collision occurred on the DN 6, also referred to as N 6, in western Romania near the Serbian border. The women were in the minibus and were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the reports. The minibus was reportedly registered in the United Kingdom. Initial reports suggested the minibus may have crossed onto the wrong side of the road before colliding with another vehicle. That sequence has not been confirmed, and authorities have not announced a cause. The investigation is intended to determine the full circumstances of the crash.