Five people were hospitalized after an accident near Nizhny Tagil

In Nizhny Tagil, car inspectors understand the circumstances of the accident, in which five people were injured. The accident occurred on November 8 at about 20:00 on the 1st kilometer of the road around the city – on the segment between the “South entrance to Nizhny Tagil” and the highway “Nizhny Tagil – Nizhny Salda”. This is reported by the press service of the state motor inspection in the Sverdlovsk region.

According to the preliminary version, the cause of the accident was the wrong speed. A 35-year-old woman was driving the Peugeot 206. She was moving from the side of the street Montazhnikov in the direction of the “South entrance” and could not cope with the control: the car skidded, she went to the oncoming lane and crashed into the VAZ-2114, which was traveling towards it. The car was driven by a 23-year-old man.

As specified in the Department, at the scene of the accident revealed unsatisfactory road conditions: loose snow on the roadway.

All participants of the accident – both drivers and three passengers of the VAZ (all are local residents) – were taken to the City Hospital No. 1 of Nizhny Tagil. Doctors are now giving them the help they need.

Traffic police officers work at the scene: they carry out the necessary measures and monitor the order on the road. Specialists also examined the site and recorded an unsatisfactory condition of the roadway - it had loose snow. The organization responsible for the maintenance of the road has already issued an order to eliminate the shortcomings.

Now there is an inspection, which will establish all the details and causes of the accident.

The traffic police reminds drivers that it is important to choose the speed taking into account the weather and the condition of the road. And the organizations responsible for the maintenance of trails should regularly monitor the coverage and quickly remove snow and ice.

Earlier, MK-Ural wrote that two people died in an accident involving three trucks on the federal highway Yekaterinburg - Tyumen. The accident occurred on the morning of November 8 on the 236th kilometer of the road. According to preliminary data of the Ministry, about 06:55 tractor "FAV" moved on the right lane in the direction of Tyumen. The driver could not withstand a safe distance and crashed into two dump trucks of the same brand, which were driving in front. One of them towed the second on a hard clutch due to a technical malfunction.