Nurse returning from Iron Maiden concert dies in crash; husband and son injured

A 50-year-old nurse from Iași, Cristina Buburuzanu, died tragically in a car accident on DN 24 in Galați county. She was returning home with her husband and 16-year-old son after attending an Iron Maiden concert in Bucharest.

The accident occurred when the car, driven by her 46-year-old husband, also a nurse, crashed violently into a bridge abutment near Berheci village. Buburuzanu, who was in the passenger seat, died instantly. The impact was so severe that emergency medical teams at the scene could only confirm her death.

Her husband suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to the Neurosurgery department at Iași's "Sf. Spiridon" hospital, conscious but with suspected spinal injuries. Their teenage son also sustained injuries and was taken to the "Sfânta Maria" hospital in Iași for medical attention.

Investigators are considering factors such as night driving and fatigue as potential causes for the accident, though the exact circumstances are still under investigation. Police have opened a criminal case for negligent homicide and bodily harm. Condolences have poured in on social media for Buburuzanu, remembered by former classmates as a dedicated professional.

The article also briefly mentions two other separate road accidents: one on DN 67 in Mehedinți county involving a car and a bus, and another on DN 19 in Maramureș county where a woman driving under the influence of alcohol caused an accident injuring five people.