Three policemen were killed in an accident with a fuel tanker in the Astrakhan region.

An accident involving a passenger car and a fuel tanker occurred in the Limansky district of the Astrakhan region, and three police officers were killed in the accident. This was reported on June 6 by the regional investigative Department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation.

"An accident involving a Lada car and a fuel tanker occurred on the R-215 Astrakhan–Makhachkala highway in the Limansky district of the Astrakhan region. As a result, three police officers who were in a passenger car were killed," the agency said in a message on its Telegram channel.

Currently, the operational investigation team is establishing all the circumstances of the incident.

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