The driver who knocked down pedestrians on Berezhkovskaya embankment is detained

The driver and passengers of a car that ran over pedestrians in Moscow were detained. This was reported on July 11 by the information portal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

"The persons who were in the car at the time of the traffic accident have been identified and detained," the publication says.

It is specified that the participants in the accident were taken to the territorial division of the internal affairs body. An investigation is underway into the incident.

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A car hit pedestrians on Berezhkovskaya Embankment in Moscow was reported earlier that day. Previously, there were five victims, two of them children aged 8 and 10. According to the statement of the metropolitan Department of Transport, traffic in the area was hindered by 0.3 km.