The expedition vehicle of the Czech project Tatra Around The World 2 was involved in an accident in the Pamir Mountains back in August. Now, the minibus is almost completely repaired.
The accident took place on August 5 at an altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level. A VEN-branded vehicle fell off a slope near the village of Tughgoz in the Ishkashim district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). The vehicle got stuck between trees.
At the time of the accident, there were 9 people in the vehicle, and fortunately, none of them were seriously injured. Local residents and the Emergencies Committee of Tajikistan rescued them and recovered the vehicle.
Eight tourists returned home, but one of them, Marek Havrliček, stayed behind because he didn’t want to leave his vehicle.
Currently, the minibus is still at the Obi Zulol plant, with all necessary spare parts and repair costs covered by the company.
The minibus involved in the accident is the famous Tatra model, designed to accommodate around 15 passengers. Marek says that once his vehicle is fully repaired, he will travel to neighboring countries of Tajikistan and then return to Europe.
He also added that, upon returning home, he might display the vehicle for sale in a museum.
Before the accident, the minibus had reportedly traveled 175,000 kilometers, passing through countries in Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Central Asia.
The expedition started in February 2020 with the goal of continuing the well-known 1980s expedition.
Tajikistan inadvertently became the last country of the expedition, as the team was forced to halt the project due to the accident.
The Tatra Around The World 2 expedition aims to cover 270,000 kilometers across 70 countries and five continents over a period of three years.
The project is a follow-up on a similar expedition undertaken in the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of its aims was to promote Czech industry abroad.
The Tatra Around The World project is an expedition trying to get as far as possible with an expedition truck — to circle the globe around.
The project follows up on a similar expedition undertaken in the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of its aims is to promote Czech industry abroad.
Over the last five years, the project has reportedly resumed its expeditions, covering the Czech Republic, Iran, North Africa, South and North America, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan.
