One person was killed and one injured in a road accident on the Ussuri highway in Primorsky Krai

In the Nadezhdinsky district of Primorsky Krai, a driver without a license caused an accident, as a result of which he himself was injured and hospitalized, and his passenger died. An inspection has been organized, reports the regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in its Telegram channel.

The accident happened in the afternoon on Tuesday, February 11, at the 697th km of the federal highway "Ussuri". According to preliminary data, the 45-year-old driver of a Nissan AD, deprived of his license, drove into the oncoming traffic and crashed into a DAF truck, after which he collided with an oncoming Mercedes-Benz.

As a result of the accident, the 35-year-old passenger of the Nissan received serious injuries, from which he died on the spot. The driver of the car was hospitalized in the hospital of the city of Artem.

According to the police, in 2017, the motorist was deprived of his driver's license for driving while intoxicated, writes IA PrimaMedia. All the circumstances of the fatal car crash are being established.

February 10, a logging truck and a bus with 20 passengers collided in Chuguevsky District of Primorsky Krai. The driver and six passengers, including a teenager, were hospitalized, nine more people, including a three-year-old girl, were sent for outpatient treatment after medical care.