Croatia’s Defense Minister Sacked After Causing Fatal Car Crash That Also Left Him Hospitalized

ZAGREB, Croatia—Croatia’s defense minister was sacked on Saturday after he apparently caused a traffic collision in which one person died and he was also seriously injured. Defense Minister Mario Banozic was overtaking a truck in bad weather when he crashed into a van coming from the opposite direction, authorities said. The van driver died in the crash and Mr. Banozic was hospitalized with serious injuries. “I have removed Minister Banozic from duty of the defense minister, considering the extraordinary circumstances,” Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said shortly after initial findings were published about the crash in eastern Croatia. The accident happened around 6 a.m. on Saturday. Mr. Banozic, 44, was driving his personal car and was traveling on his own....