Traffic in the Lefortovo tunnel has been restored after a car caught fire

Traffic in the Lefortovo tunnel has been restored after the car caught fire. The press service of the Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development announced this on Monday, June 23.

"Traffic in the Lefortovo tunnel has been restored," the Moscow City News Agency quoted the message as saying.

"The number of accidents with serious consequences on the roads decreased by 25%"

Vyacheslav Petushenko, Chairman of the Board of Avtodor Group of Companies, spoke about stricter control on roads, new highways and changes in legislation

Earlier in the day, a Mercedes passenger car caught fire in the Lefortovo tunnel, IA Regnum reports.

As a result of the incident, traffic was blocked on the outside of the Third Ring Road (TTK). 360.ru . No injuries have been reported, writes RIAMO.