A pedestrian was hit by the wheels of a car on a “zebra” in Tver

The collision on the pedestrian occurred in the evening on the Sakharovskoye highway in Tver, said the Department of traffic inspection of the Tver region.

As specified in the Department, the driver of the car “Toyota Corolla” was moving along the Sakharov highway in the direction of the street Academic Tupolev and hit a pedestrian crossing the road unregulated pedestrian crossing from left to right in the course of movement.

The injured pedestrian was taken to the Tver medical institution.

The head of the Department of State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the city of Tver Sergey Maximikhin appealed to drivers and pedestrians, urging strict observance of traffic rules. Drivers should pay more attention when passing pedestrian crossings and be ready for braking. Pedestrians, like drivers, need to take into account weather and road conditions when driving on the roadway, use retroreflective elements in the dark do not go on the road because of parked cars, buildings and other objects.

About the rules of safety on the roads in the dark, residents of the Tver region earlier reminded the press service of the regional government.