The key facts
- In Irkutsk, a KamAZ truck collided with a 17-year-old girl's e-scooter and tipped over onto its side
- According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the girl was crossing the road at a signalized pedestrian crosswalk without dismounting
- Both participants in the accident sustained bodily injuries
Collision on the Novo-Lenino bypass road
In Irkutsk, a KamAZ truck tipped over onto its side after colliding with an e-scooter. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region via the messenger Max.
Circumstances of the accident according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs
According to preliminary information from the department, the 53-year-old truck driver was traveling along the Novo-Lenino bypass road from the direction of the Moskovsky Trakt toward Irkutsk and collided with a personal mobility device ridden by a 17-year-old girl. She was crossing the roadway at a signalized pedestrian crosswalk without dismounting. After the collision, the driver lost control and the truck tipped over.
The injured
The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that both participants in the accident — the truck driver and the girl on the scooter — sustained bodily injuries.
A similar case in Moscow
On October 17, in central Moscow, on Malaya Dmitrovka Street, a KamAZ truck hit a girl on an e-scooter. The truck was turning right from the main road, while the scooter rider was traveling along the sidewalk in a special bike lane; the driver apparently did not notice her. The injured girl was hospitalized with multiple injuries.
