Deputy Minister of Tourism and Folk Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Galina Galkina died in a traffic accident.
She was returning from a business trip along the highway in the Semenovsky district.
This was reported by RBC with reference to the press service of the regional government.
The accident occurred on September 20 at the 119th kilometer of the Nizhny Novgorod - Yoshkar-Ola highway.
The driver and passenger of the domestic car died in the accident. The passenger of the foreign car also died. Galina Galkina is listed among the dead.
Official statement
Five people were injured in a road accident in Semenovsky District. Three of them died.
Among the dead was the deputy minister of tourism and industry for the region, Galina Galkina.
She was returning from a business trip to Yoshkar-Ola, the report emphasizes.
An accident with human casualties occurred on September 20 near the village of Lyunda-Shipovaya.
Sources report that the official's car crashed into a passenger car.
As a result of the accident, three people received injuries incompatible with life.
Two victims were hospitalized for medical assistance.
The investigation into the road incident continues.
