The key facts

  • The incident occurred while exiting onto the outer ring of the Ring Road (KAD) in the Frunzensky District of St. Petersburg
  • The shooter is a 44-year-old resident of the village of Pargolovo; the pistol was seized and the man detained
  • The truck was stopped in the village of Yanino-1 less than half an hour after the alert was issued

Shooting on a Ring Road exit ramp

In St. Petersburg, the driver of a MAN truck with a trailer fired an air pistol at a Chevrolet car during a road conflict. The incident occurred while exiting onto the outer ring of the Ring Road (KAD) in the Frunzensky District; the rear window of the passenger car was damaged. This was reported by the Telegram channel 'Peterburgskaya Politsiya', which is cited by Gazeta.Ru.

Detained in less than half an hour

After the incident was reported, police units were alerted to search for the truck. In less than half an hour, a traffic police crew stopped the sought-after MAN in the village of Yanino-1. It was established that the driver was a 44-year-old resident of the village of Pargolovo: he fired from his car window at the other motorist's vehicle. The air pistol was seized from the driver, and the man was detained.

A series of similar road incidents

The outlet also recalled two other recent road conflicts. In Nizhnekamsk, patrol officers detained a 28-year-old local resident who opened fire with a signal weapon right from inside his car. In addition, it was previously reported that a motorist bit his opponent during a dispute over a parking spot. These episodes occurred in other regions and are not connected to the St. Petersburg incident.