Polish PM hurt in crash but prognosis good
Poland's prime minister has been rushed to a hospital following a car crash in her home town, but doctors say she was not badly hurt.
Beata Szydlo was travelling in a convoy along the main road of Oswiecim in the country's south when another car drove into her black Audi limousine, causing it to hit a tree.
The state broadcaster TVP published an image of the limousine showing the front of the car bashed in.
Government spokesman Rafal Bochenek said Szydlo, 53, was in "good condition" but had been transported 350km by helicopter to a Warsaw hospital for further monitoring and tests.
The car that hit the prime minister's vehicle was a small Fiat driven by a 21-year-old man who was sober, a police spokesman said.
Two security officers, one of whom was the car's driver, were also taken to a hospital with injuries.
Dr Andrzej Jakubowski, who examined Szydlo in Oswiecim, said she had been conscious, talking and "very strong" given the trauma.
He said Szydlo suffered some injuries but the prognosis was good.
Poland's interior minister called an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Government Protection Office.
Prosecutors also opened an investigation.
