The key facts
- Head-on crash on the Chelny — Sarmanovo highway in Tatarstan
- Four people killed, one passenger of the Lada survived
- According to Mash Iptash, the cause was crossing into the oncoming lane
Head-on collision on the Chelny — Sarmanovo highway
In Tatarstan, a head-on crash occurred on the Chelny — Sarmanovo highway: the driver of a Lada, according to the Telegram channel Mash Iptash, lost control, crossed into the oncoming lane and crashed into a Volvo truck. There were five people in the passenger car.
The dead and the survivor
According to the channel, four people sustained injuries incompatible with life. One passenger of the domestic car survived — medics who arrived at the scene are providing him with assistance. The footage being circulated shows that the Lada was thrown off the road, the truck ended up on the shoulder, and car parts were scattered in all directions.
Other recent accidents
Gazeta.Ru also recalled two other incidents. In Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, a foreign-made car was thrown into pedestrians at the moment of the collision and overturned: an 18-year-old victim was hospitalized, while the second pedestrian received aid at the scene — this was captured by a street camera. Earlier, a video was published showing a Kaliningrad resident miraculously surviving a crash with a truck. These cases are unrelated to the accident in Tatarstan and are cited by the outlet as separate incidents.
