A policeman was killed and five people were injured in a road accident in St. Petersburg

A policeman was killed in a traffic accident in St. Petersburg and five other people were injured. This was reported by a source of "Izvestiya" on February 1.

It is specified that the accident occurred with the participation of a service car, a truck and a minibus on Moskovskoye highway.

"One policeman died, the second, who was at the moment of the accident at the wheel, was taken to the hospital in serious condition," - said the interlocutor of the publication.

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