Detained driver of Mercedes-Benz, arranged a fatal accident on the highway M-1 – SK
A 62-year-old Volkswagen driver and a 41-year-old Mercedes-Benz passenger died at the scene
The Investigative Committee reported on the detention of a 58-year-old driver of a Mercedes-Benz car, who provoked a mass accident on the 39th kilometer of the M1 highway in the Zhabinkovsk district. The accident occurred on the evening of September 27: a foreign car moving towards Minsk collided with a passing Volkswagen.
As a result of the accident, a 62-year-old Volkswagen driver and a 41-year-old passenger of Mercedes-Benz died at the scene. The driver and two Mercedes-Benz passengers with injuries were taken to a medical facility.
According to the investigation, the detainee did not have the right to drive a vehicle. A criminal case was opened against him under part 3 of Article 317 of the Criminal Code (violation of traffic rules, which resulted in the death of two persons by negligence).
Currently, a complex of investigative actions is being carried out in the criminal case, judicial autotechnical and forensic medical examinations have been appointed.
Investigators appeal to eyewitnesses of the accident and owners of records from DVRs with a request to provide any information by calling the Department of the Investigative Committee for the Brest region: 8 (0162) 27-37-00.
Photo: SC of Belarus
