An eyewitness to the explosion of a car in Balashikha told about attempts to save the driver

Eyewitnesses tried to save the driver who died as a result of a car bombing in Balashikha. One of them told Izvestia about this on June 9.

The man noted that the explosion occurred after the vehicle left the parking lot. He himself was driving behind a foreign car at a distance of about 50 m.

"[There was] an explosion, [the car] drove into another car, burst into flames. I stopped, abruptly ran out, took out the fire extinguisher, ran, sprayed the driver's door, pulled out the driver," the man said.

An eyewitness clarifies that the motorist was wheezing and screaming during the evacuation. He dragged the victim 10 meters away from the scene of the tragedy, where passers-by were already waiting for them, who also rushed to help. After that, there was a repeated detonation, which provoked increased gorenje car.

"Then the local police arrived. The fire department left immediately, immediately, and while he was giving evidence, the ambulance, everyone arrived," he summed up.

A car explosion in Balashikha, Moscow region. What is known

The driver was killed in a car explosion near a residential apartment building on Koldunovo Street in Aviatorov microdistrict on the morning of June 9. The incident occurred due to the detonation of an explosive device. A criminal case was opened into the incident. Izvestia showed footage from the scene.

Currently, law enforcement officers are looking for the person involved in the incident. It was clarified that an improvised explosive device with a capacity of 300 to 400 g was kneaded under the driver's seat.