"We were driving from a funeral": five people died in a traffic accident near Krasnoyarsk
Five people died as a result of a road accident in Krasnoyarsk Krai.
The Krasnoyarsk Territory Prosecutor's Office clarified on its Telegram channel that all the victims were returning from a funeral.
There were young people in the car: a 19-year-old driver and four passengers aged 16-21.
They were returning from the funeral of a friend who had previously died in an accident involving an ambulance.
Residents of Uzhur were driving along the R-255 "Siberia" highway.
Roadkill
The department reported that the driver, a young man, drove a Toyota into the oncoming traffic lane at the 622nd kilometer of the highway.
Then there was a collision with a Scania truck. The driver of the foreign car and four passengers died on the spot.
The fatal accident happened just 30 kilometers from their friend's accident.
The truck driver was taken to hospital for treatment and then sent home for further treatment.
Investigators opened a criminal case under Part 5 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
