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Polish MEP dies in car crash

Polish MEP Filip Adwent has died following a car crash on the Warsaw-Krakow highway nine days ago (18 June), Gazeta Wyborcza reports.

His father and one of his two teenage daughters were also killed in the accident while his mother remains in a serious condition.

The 50-year old MEP was driving a Toyota Avensis when a truck suddenly switched lanes striking his vehicle and two others.

The driver of the truck is being questioned by police.

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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