The key facts

  • The truck ran off the road and knocked down a power line pole; the cab caught fire from the sparking wires
  • The moment of the accident was captured by a street camera
  • The driver's condition and the circumstances of the crash have not yet been disclosed

Truck crash near Volgograd

In Volgograd Region, a heavy truck was involved in a serious accident on the exit from the satellite city of Volgograd. This was reported by the Telegram channel 'Volgograd News', which is cited by Gazeta.Ru. According to the channel, the truck ran off the road and knocked down a power line pole, and the damaged wires sparked and set the truck's cab on fire, where the truck driver was located.

What is visible in the footage

The footage from a street camera shows the driver losing control, the heavy truck skidding, then crashing into the pole and instantly catching fire. The publication does not report on the driver's condition or other circumstances of the accident — this information remains unknown for now.

Context: other road accidents

The Gazeta.Ru article also mentions two other recent incidents. In Saint Petersburg, a collision occurred between a police Hyundai Solaris and a car-sharing Volkswagen Polo: the patrol car has a smashed front end, with the bumper, hood and radiator grille damaged, while the car-sharing vehicle has a damaged right front fender, a dented passenger door and a turned-out front wheel. In addition, it was earlier reported about a major accident with a truck in the Moscow Region, with the first footage from the scene having emerged. These cases are not connected with the accident near Volgograd.