Five people were injured in an accident with a minibus in the north of Moscow

An accident involving a minibus occurred on Leningradsky Prospekt in the Khoroshevsky district of the capital, injuring five people. This was announced on Tuesday, March 17, by the press service of the Moscow Department of the State Traffic Inspectorate.

According to preliminary information, the minibus driver lost control and hit a lighting mast on Leningradsky Prospekt in the area of 39, according to the website. kp.ru .

"As a result of a road accident, five people were injured, and they were taken to medical institutions with injuries of varying severity," the Moscow City News agency quoted the report as saying.

Traffic police officers are working at the scene of the accident, writes Moscow 24.

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On March 16, the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Russian Interior Ministry told Izvestia that 371 accidents were recorded on Russian roads over the past weekend, killing 42 and injuring 484 people. 31 people died among the drivers and passengers.

Prior to that, on March 13, it was reported that by the end of 2025, the highest proportion of car owners with the maximum discount for accident-free driving under CTP was recorded in Moscow. In the capital, more than half of drivers (52.3%) have a minimum value of the bonus-malus coefficient (KBM).

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