Thursday, November 12, 2026Moscow
Incidents

One person died in a car explosion in St. Petersburg

The car explosion occurred on the Kolpinsky highway in the Pushkin district of St. Petersburg, which killed a soldier of one of the military units

Published
One person died in a car explosion in St. Petersburg

The car explosion occurred on the Kolpinsky highway in the Pushkin district of St. Petersburg, which killed a soldier of one of the military units. His wife was injured and is now under medical supervision. This was reported in the Telegram channel of GSU SK in St. Petersburg.

The identities of the victims were established as part of the investigation of the criminal case of a car fire.

The tragedy occurred on the morning of November 12 in the village of Shushary (Slavyanka). According to eyewitnesses, loud cotton was heard about 07:00. The explosion wave also damaged cars parked nearby, and the car, which was in the epicenter of the incident, was almost completely destroyed.

At the site worked the Ministry of Emergency Situations, police, investigators and criminologists. Traffic along the Kolpinskoye highway in the direction of Pushkin was blocked, drivers were recommended to choose detour routes.

A criminal case has been opened. The circumstances and causes of the incident are established.

Earlier, a Ukrainian militant was convicted of a terrorist attack in the Kursk region.

Also, the explosion in Oviedo (Spain) occurred due to the detonation of explosives in a backpack.

Reliable news is always at hand - in the channel "MK" in MAX

Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

Share

More on This Story

The lawsuit against Timur Turlov: what is known about the case of the Prosecutor General and why there are many questions around it
IncidentsThe lawsuit against Timur Turlov: what is known about the case of the Prosecutor General and why there are many questions around it

About the claim of the Prosecutor General of Russia against Timur Turlov media reported after the entrepreneur became president of the International Chess Federation

МК
The murder of a pregnant Minsk woman Tatiana Martishchenko: the details of the tragedy
IncidentsThe murder of a pregnant Minsk woman Tatiana Martishchenko: the details of the tragedy

Terrible finale of Tatiana Martishchenko's search. A young man killed a pregnant woman in cold blood because of a secret marriage and hid the body in the woods. Shocking details of the case.

ОНТ
CTV: the incident at the military base Wainwright in Canada was accompanied by an explosion and casualties
IncidentsCTV: the incident at the military base Wainwright in Canada was accompanied by an explosion and casualties

Large-scale fire, which arose at the military base Wainwright in the Canadian province of Alberta, was preceded by an explosion, which resulted in deaths and injuries

МК
The EIA Briefing

Keep reading, every morning.

The stories that matter, chosen by our editors and in your inbox before 7 a.m. — every weekday.

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.