Two men died in a car that fell through the ice in Priangarye region

In the Irkutsk Region, a passenger car fell through the ice of the Bratsk Reservoir. Two people died.

The tragedy occurred near the village of Pribrezhny. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, men 53 and 73 years old were heading to a fishing spot. In 50 meters from the shore the car "UAZ" fell through. The depth at the site of the accident is about 3 meters, and the thickness of the ice is no more than 10 cm.

The bodies of the victims were extracted through a hatch in the roof of the car, writes IA IrkutskMedia. It is known that on the shore of the reservoir there are signs on the prohibition of going out on the ice.

In late November, a man fell through the ice of Lake Santayarvi in the Murmansk region. The body of the victim was spotted by eyewitnesses 15 meters from the shore.