Absurd Zagreb Traffic Scene: Zrinjevac Truck Waters Trees in the Gridlock
Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Roadworks near Justice Square in Zagreb caused major traffic congestion during the morning commute.
- A photographer captured a Zrinjevac truck watering roadside trees while vehicles moved bumper to bumper.
- The scene prompted questions about whether the necessary work could have taken place at another time.
Traffic in central Zagreb was already moving bumper to bumper because of utility works near Justice Square on Prilaz baruna Filipovića.
Amid the morning congestion, photographer Sanjin Strukić captured a Zrinjevac truck watering trees along the road. The maintenance work further slowed traffic while vehicles crowded the street.
The task was described as important, but the scene led some observers to ask whether the watering could have been scheduled for another time.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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