In the Orenburg region, three people were killed and two injured in an accident.

Three people were killed and two injured in a car accident in the Orenburg region on the Orsk–Gai highway. This was announced on Wednesday, April 16, by the press service of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

"On April 16, at [19:45 Moscow time], the driver of a VAZ-2112 car, moving along the Orsk—Gai highway, collided with a Mazda car when entering the oncoming lane," the ministry said in a statement.

As a result of a head-on collision, the driver and two passengers of the VAZ-2112 were killed on the spot. Three people in the Mazda, including the driver, were hospitalized.

Police officers are investigating all the circumstances of the incident.

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