Two people were killed in an accident with a fuel tanker on a highway in the Orenburg region.

Two people were killed in an accident in the Orenburg region involving a passenger car, a truck and a fuel tanker. This was announced on Friday, July 18, by the main regional directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

"A truck, a passenger car and a fuel tanker collided near the city of Sorochinsk. As a result of the accident, a truck, a tanker truck cabin and dry vegetation caught fire. Previously, two people were killed," the report says.

It is specified that the incident occurred on the 255th km of the M-5 Ural highway. The fires were eliminated by eight specialists and three pieces of equipment.

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