A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with an Audi car in the center of Moscow.

A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a collision with an Audi car in Moscow. This was reported in the press service of the Moscow Department of the State Traffic Inspectorate on Monday, June 23.

According to preliminary data, an Audi car collided with a motorcycle on Komsomolsky Prospekt in the area of house No. 40.

"As a result of the accident, the motorcycle driver died on the spot from his injuries. An investigative task force and employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate are working at the scene of the incident," the press service told the Moscow City News agency.

Currently, traffic in the area of the accident is limited to one lane in each direction, writes RIAMO.

On June 16, Anton Shaparin, vice-president of the National Automobile Union, told the National Assembly that child mortality is increasing in Russia due to motorcycle driving, many of which are imported into the country as regular sports equipment and can be sold to anyone.

Earlier, on June 15, in the Ketovsky district of the Kurgan region, a 49-year-old motorcyclist without a license crashed into a tree and knocked down a teenage pedestrian. The driver was killed, and the injured teenager was taken to a medical facility. 360.ru .