Minsk resident dies in road accident: car crashes into overpass support and catches fire

06.10.2024 17:36

On Sunday, October 6, a fatal traffic accident occurred in the Dzerzhinsky district.

The car crashed into an overpass support at high speed.

As a result of the incident, the vehicle caught fire.

The man driving the car died.

This was reported on the Telegram channel of the Internal Affairs Department of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee.

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Photo: Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee

Details of the accident in Minsk region on October 6

It is known that on the morning of October 6, a Mercedes car was moving along the R-1 highway in the direction of Minsk.

The vehicle was driven by a 39-year-old resident of the Belarusian capital.

According to preliminary data, at 7:30 a.m. on the 25th kilometer of the above-mentioned road, a vehicle at high speed (with the maximum permitted speed being 120 kilometers per hour) drove off the road and crashed into an overpass support.

As a result, the car caught fire, and the driver received injuries incompatible with life. The Minsk resident died at the scene of the accident.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief