At least four people died in a massive traffic accident on Monday, police have said
At least four people have died as a result of a massive traffic collision on the highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg, Novgorod Region’s traffic police chief, Viktor Gavrilov, said on social media.
“As a result of the traffic collision, four people have died, including a young woman and her year-old child. Eleven people have sustained injuries,” he said in a statement on Monday evening.
CCTV footage posted to social media shows multiple cars and semi trucks piling up on the snowy road.
Around 50 vehicles were involved in the crash, Novgorod Governor Andrey Nikitin said on Telegram on Monday.
The moment of today’s accident on the M-11 Neva highway, where, according to updated data from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, four people were killed, including a one-year-old child, and 16 people were injured, including five children pic.twitter.com/bNGsUzpmHy
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Regional law enforcement is working with the emergency services to clear the road and provide support to the victims, officials said.
A rescue helicopter was deployed to evacuate the wounded. Buses and mobile heating units were also sent to the crash site, as well as food and hot drinks.
🇷🇺50 cars collided on the M11 Neva highway in the Novgorod region: “The incident occurred at the 526th kilometer in the direction from St. Petersburg to Moscow. According to preliminary data, as a result of the accident, 4 people died, including one child born in 2023🥀⬇️ pic.twitter.com/CnaG3PYnLl
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Moscow-bound traffic along the road was halted for several hours, and an alternative route has been organized, allowing undamaged light vehicles to turn around and leave the congested area. More than 60 heavy trucks are stuck on the highway with no ability to turn around.
Officials warned earlier that the heavy snowfall that began after New Year’s Day would continue this week.
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