In St. Petersburg, police launched an inspection after a car fell into the Obvodny Channel

In St. Petersburg, the police have launched an inspection after a Mercedes fell into the Obvodny Channel. This was reported on January 18 by the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the city and the Leningrad region in Telegram-channel.

"The police of the Moskovsky district is conducting a check on the fact of an accident with the fall of a car from the embankment into the Obvodny channel", - stated in the message.

It is reported that employees of the rescue service lifted the car from the bottom of the channel. Inside was found the body of the girl.

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January 18, the source of "Izvestia" reported that in St. Petersburg, a car with people collapsed into the Obvodny channel after the accident and drowned. According to preliminary data, another car crashed into the car at the intersection, after which the driver mixed up the pedals, hit the gas, the Mercedes knocked down the embankment fence grating and fell into the water.