Three people killed in mass road accident on slippery road in Kuban

Three men were killed in a massive road accident involving a truck in Slavyansky district of Krasnodar region. A criminal case has been opened, reports the regional Department of the Russian Interior Ministry in its Telegram-channel.

The accident occurred in the afternoon on Friday, December 13, on the highway Krasnodar - Slavyansk-on-Kuban - Temryuk. According to preliminary data, the 39-year-old driver of a VAZ-2104 with a trailer drove onto the oncoming road and crashed into a MAN with a tank trailer.

From the impact the truck was swept onto the oncoming road, where it collided with a VAZ-2107 driven by a 31-year-old man. "Four" continued driving and crashed into a passenger car Volvo.

As a result of the accident, the drivers of both domestic cars, as well as a 39-year-old passenger of the "four" received fatal injuries. The men died on the spot before the arrival of medics.

On the fact of what happened a criminal case under part 5 of article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Violation of traffic rules, causing the death of two or more persons by negligence". The Prosecutor's Office of the region reports about the started check.

As writes IA KrasnodarMedia, the preliminary cause of the accident is a slippery road. In the region there is a storm warning for ice. The traffic police urge motorists to be more attentive.