In Mari El, a man was killed and a child was injured in an accident involving three cars.

A man was killed in an accident involving three vehicles in the Volzhsky district on the 81st km of the Yoshkar-Ola – Zelenodolsk Mari El highway. This was reported on the page of the UGIBDD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic on the VKontakte social network.

"The Renault driver <...> lost control, drove into the oncoming lane and collided with an Isuzu truck, causing the truck to turn around and the Isuzu subsequently collided with a Volkswagen car traveling with it," the report said.

The Renault passenger died at the scene. The driver of the car was hospitalized with serious injuries.

It is specified that the cause of the accident could be the tired condition of the passenger car driver. Traffic police officers are working at the scene.

According to the Mari El Prosecutor's office, a five-year-old child was among the victims. The Volga interdistrict prosecutor's office took control of the establishment of all the circumstances and causes of the accident. Employees of the department also went to the place.

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On the same day, the Moscow Department of Transport reported a three-car collision on the inside of the 104th km of the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD). Because of this, traffic was obstructed for 2 km. There was no information about the victims. The details of the incident are being clarified.

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