A teenager died as a result of a hit-and-run in the Leningrad region

In the Luga district of the Leningrad region, a 13-year-old teenager died as a result of a hit-and-run. This was announced on July 27 by the main directorate (GU) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region in its Telegram channel.

"Today <...> a 69-year-old driver, driving a Kia Rio car, hit a 13-year-old teenager who was driving along the side of the road for an unknown reason. As a result of the accident, the child died at the scene," the message says.

As noted by the agency, an inspection has begun on the fact of the accident.

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Earlier, on July 5, an accident in the Irkutsk region killed one person and injured two others. It is clarified that, according to preliminary information, the driver of a Toyota Carina car drove into the oncoming lane, resulting in a collision with a Kia Rio. The Toyota driver, who did not have a license to drive a vehicle, died on the spot, his passenger and the Kia driver needed medical attention.

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