Voronezh “turbobatyushka” for the first time spoke about the fatal accident with a 22-year-old motorist

After a fatal accident in which a 22-year-old motorist died, a video message was recorded by the Voronezh priest Alexei Goncharov, also called “turbo-bathyushka”.

According to the priest, he intends to offer prayers for the soul of the deceased until the end of his days, he said in his social networks.

- I want to express my regret and deepest condolences to the relatives of the deceased. I want to provide moral support and complicity in order to make up for the loss in part out of compassion. I consider it my duty for the rest of my life to pray to God for the soul of the newly-deposed Anna and call on all those who are not indifferent to join this prayer, Goncharov said.

A terrible accident with a fatal outcome occurred on November 8, the participant of which was the priest Alexei Goncharov, known as “turbo-bathyushka” – the nickname he received due to his passion for powerlifting. The tragedy happened on the 6-kilometer of the highway “Bobrov – Upper Ikorets – Ilyich”.

According to police, a 40-year-old resident of the regional center, who was driving a Kia Stinger, went into the oncoming traffic lane. At about 07:20, his car made a head-on collision with the Opel Astra, which was driven by a 22-year-old resident of the Pavlovsk district. Her injuries were incompatible with life. She died at the scene before the doctors arrived.

Later, a 20-year-old Opel passenger independently turned to the doctors for help.

The identity of the driver “Kia”, who went to the “meeting”, the police initially did not name. Information that the priest Alexei Goncharov was driving appeared on November 10.

Alexey Goncharov serves as rector of the Church of St. George the Victorious in Voronezh, while combining pastoral activities with sports and its popularization. He holds the title of Master of Sports in Powerlifting, and also founded the sports movement Turborusich. In the autumn of 2025, at a sports festival in Saratov, Goncharov raised a rod weighing 200 kilograms with one hand. On the platform, he then went out dressed in a black cassock - the robe of a priest. The recording of his speech was widely distributed on social networks.

In the summer of 2026, Goncharov was entrusted with a new parish: he was instructed to deal with the fate of the long-term construction of the Vvedensky temple in the village of Semyono-Alexandrovka.

A criminal case has been opened over the fatal accident.