Flight to the ditch will not cost Murmansk worker 1 million rubles by court decision

The Kandalaksha district court of the Murmansk region refused the institution, which wanted to recover money from the employee for the damaged service car. This was reported by the joint press service of the courts of the region.

According to the institution, in December 2025, the driver was driving along the Kola highway, drove into a ditch and turned over. The car crashed. The repair was estimated at more than one million rubles.

An agreement on full financial liability was concluded with the employee, so the institution demanded to recover the entire amount from him. But the court found that the position of the driver is not in the list of positions with which you can conclude such a contract. Employees should not pay more than their average monthly salary.

In addition, the fault of the driver in the accident was not confirmed: neither by an administrative decision, nor by an inspection at work. The court decided that the institution did not prove either the employee’s guilt or that it was because of him that the car crashed. The lawsuit was denied.

Earlier, “MK in Murmansk” said that Murmansk citizen damaged the gate at work due to unsolicited initiative and will pay compensation.