Overview
- The collision occurred at 16:40 Moscow time on the 785th kilometer of the M-5 Ural in Nikolaevsky district.
- The Hyundai Creta’s driver and two female passengers born in 1966 and 1968 died at the scene, and three other passengers were hospitalized.
- Preliminary findings say the Hyundai failed to maintain a safe following distance and struck a Mercedes with a Bonum semi-trailer.
- Traffic police are working on site to document evidence and determine the full circumstances.
- Around 5:00 a.m., Moscow traffic police reported three separate crashes on the MKAD’s 63rd kilometer outer side that damaged nine vehicles, with no injuries preliminarily reported.