Truck driver sentenced for fatal traffic accident in St. Petersburg

A court in St. Petersburg has sentenced a truck driver who caused the death of a minibus passenger in an accident and seriously injured his driver. The joint press service of the courts of the city on the Neva reported this in its Telegram channel on Monday, September 22.

The accident occurred on August 10, 2023 at the exit from the ring road (ring road). The driver of the Iveco truck, at a speed of 70-80 km/h exceeding the permissible speed in this section, lost control, could not withstand the side interval, ran into a metal fence, crossed the Krasnoflotskoye highway carriageway, then drove onto the exit ramp and collided with a Volkswagen Caravelle minibus.

From the last blow, the dump truck tipped over right on top of the Volkswagen. The passenger of the minibus died from a blunt combined injury, the driver was seriously injured.

As specified by 78.ru The investigation also found out that it was impossible to use the truck because it was technically defective. The tires of the wheels mounted on the front and middle axles had different patterns, make and model, as well as a residual tread depth of less than the established norm.

The court found the driver guilty under Part 3 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Violation of traffic rules that negligently caused the death of a person." According to the verdict, he will spend the next two years and 11 months in a penal colony. He has also been banned from driving for two years and 10 months.

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