A criminal case was opened after an accident with a motorcycle and a traffic police car in St. Petersburg.

A criminal case has been opened into the collision of a motorcycle with a car of the traffic patrol service (DPS) in the Krasnogvardeysky district of St. Petersburg, which resulted in the death of two people. This was reported on May 19 in the main investigation Department (GSU) of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the city.

"Investigative actions are continuing to establish all the circumstances of the incident, including those responsible for the accident," the agency's Telegram channel says.

The criminal case was initiated on the fact of Part 5 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of traffic rules that negligently caused the death of two persons").

The accident occurred on May 18 at the intersection of Industrialny Prospekt and Khasanskaya Street.