The key facts

  • A Volvo truck, an Opel Corsa and four other vehicles collided on the A-180 Narva highway
  • The driver of the Opel Corsa was killed; the severity of his passenger's injuries is not reported
  • Traffic on the section was closed in both directions; rescuers worked at the scene

Massive crash on the Narva highway

On the morning of November 4, a massive crash involving six vehicles occurred at the 57th kilometer of the A-180 Narva highway in the Lomonosovsky District of Leningrad Region, reported Lenoblpozhspas. According to preliminary data, a Volvo truck and an Opel Corsa collided while traveling in the same direction toward St. Petersburg, after which three more passenger cars and one truck were clipped in the collision.

Fatality and injured person

The driver of the Opel Corsa was killed, and his passenger was injured. No information is provided about the severity of his injuries. After the crash, traffic on the section was closed in both directions; rescuers from the 134th fire station of the Gatchina unit of Lenoblpozhspas worked at the scene. This is reported by Life.ru.

Context

Earlier, according to the same outlet, a crash occurred on the M-7 Volga highway in Balashikha, Moscow Region: a passenger car rammed a parked truck, a 36-year-old passenger was killed, and the driver was hospitalized with injuries. This is a separate incident, unrelated to the crash on the Narva highway. The publication does not report on the restoration of traffic on the closed section of the A-180 highway.

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