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Car crash of Marika Gombitová
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Marika Gombitová (born September 12, 1956, in Turany nad Ondavou, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak singer-songwriter who began her career as a female vocalist in the band Modus in the late 1970s.
![]() Singer in Prague, Czech Republic, EU in 2016. | |
Date | December 1, 1980 (1980-12-01) |
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Location | 43rd km of D1 motorway[1] near Podivín, Břeclav District, South Moravian Region, CSSR |
Participants | Andrea B (driver) Marika Gombitová |
Outcome | Driver convicted of assault causing bodily harm |
Besides gaining fame for her subsequent solo career, she also became known as the victim of a single-vehicle collision on December 1, 1980,[2] alleged to have been caused by reckless driving by Andrea B. Although she survived, Gombitová sustained irreparable injuries to her backbone and spinal cord and, as a result, is paralyzed from the 7th vertebral notch downwards, and was hence reliant on a wheelchair. After a six-month recovery, the physically disabled artist returned to the spotlight, achieving new top rankings on the music charts and even touring again.
Few details of the Gombitová's car crash and its subsequent investigation have been made public and, therefore, the circumstances of the issue remain the subject of controversy.[3][4]