A man died when a truck crashed into a ditch in Yakutia.

In the Aldan district of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a driver was killed as a result of a truck driving into a ditch. This is reported by the Republican State Traffic Inspectorate.

The accident occurred on Monday, August 3, on the 504th km of the federal highway A-360 Lena. An RAF truck with a semi-trailer flew off the roadway and ended up in a ditch.

According to IA YakutiaMedia, the driver, a 48-year-old man, allegedly became ill at the wheel, as a result of which he lost control. The man died on the spot as a result of an accident before the ambulance arrived.

A check has been organized on the fact of the incident. The circumstances are being established.

On July 30, on the highway in Transbaikalia, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz truck lost control, drove into the oncoming lane and crashed into a minivan. As a result of the collision, three people who were in the minivan were killed. The driver of the heavy truck was taken to the Yasnogorskaya CRH.