In St. Petersburg opened a case about the murder of a military after the explosion

A criminal case of murder was opened after the explosion of a car in the Pushkin district of St. Petersburg. As a result of the incident, a soldier was killed, the city department of the Investigative Committee reported.

The explosion occurred on the morning of November 12 on the Kolpin highway, in the village of Shushary (Slavyanka). The wife of the deceased was injured and is under medical supervision.

The explosion wave damaged several cars parked nearby, and the car, which was in the epicenter, almost completely collapsed.

“Investigators and criminologists, together with operational officers, conduct an inspection of the scene. All the circumstances of the incident are being clarified, the IC said.

Rescuers, police and the investigation team worked at the scene. Traffic along the Kolpinskoye highway in the direction of Pushkin was temporarily blocked, drivers were recommended to choose detour routes.