Composer Vladimir Sapozhnikov died in an accident in St. Petersburg.

Vladimir Sapozhnikov, a Soviet and Russian composer, teacher and musical figure, was killed in an accident in the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg. This was reported on June 12 by the TV channel 78.ru .

"Vladimir Sapozhnikov, a famous Soviet and Russian composer, teacher and musical figure, was killed in a car accident in the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg. The tragic incident occurred during the musicians' trip home after the concert," the article says.

The driver of the car was 74-year-old Larisa Vorontsovskaya, a graduate of the Theoretical composition faculty of the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. The woman was hospitalized in extremely serious condition. The victim is in intensive care at a hospital in Sestroretsk, doctors are fighting for her life.

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