In Kachkanar, 4 people were injured due to taxi maneuver, one in intensive care

An accident involving three cars occurred on September 27 at 19:06 in Kachkanar (on the section of the highway Nizhnya Tura – Kachkanar, near the house No. 93 on Krylova Street). This is reported by the press service of the Department of traffic inspection GU MIA of Russia in the Sverdlovsk region.

According to preliminary data of the State Traffic Inspectorate, the driver of the Opel Astra car, who worked in a taxi, when turning to the left, was not convinced of the safety of the maneuver and collided with another Opel Astra car, moving along the way. After the impact, a taxi car crashed into a Great Wall car.

Four people were injured in the accident. The taxi driver was hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Two passengers were taken to the surgical department, who were in the back seat and not wearing seat belts, including a 15-year-old teenager. The passenger of the second “Opel” (she was strapped) was given medical care on the spot, and then released home.

All participants in the accident are residents of the Kachkanar municipal district.

As established by law enforcement officers, both drivers were repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility for traffic violations, and fines were paid only partially. Among the violations of the taxi driver are speeding, non-compliance with the rules for using seat belts, leaving for the oncoming lane and excessive tinting. The second driver also allowed speeding, violations of belts and tinting.

At the scene, traffic police officers conducted the necessary procedural actions: made measurements, examined vehicles and interviewed the participants in the accident. Due to the accident, traffic on the site was difficult, drivers were sent to a detour; now the passage has been restored. On the fact of the accident, an inspection is carried out, all the circumstances of the incident are clarified.

Sverdlovsk Region State Traffic Inspectorate urges drivers to strictly observe traffic rules: choose a safe speed, keep a distance and lateral interval, do not make risky maneuvers and always make sure of their safety. In addition, the department reminds of the need to wear seatbelts themselves and ensure that all passengers, including children and adolescents, also use seat belts.

Earlier, MK-Ural wrote that on the 23rd kilometer of EKAD, near Berezovsky, there was an accident in which a motorcyclist died, his passenger was injured. Preliminarily established that the bike during overtaking collided with a tractor-loader, moving in a passing direction. The motorcycle fell from the impact, and his driver died from his injuries on the spot. His passenger with injuries was taken to the hospital, where she receives the necessary care.