Eight people have died and five more have been injured in an accident in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the press service of the regional health department announced on 1 September.
“According to preliminary information, 13 people were injured in an accident that occurred on the federal highway, eight of them died,” – says the message.
The accident occurred in the area of 357 km of the M-12 Vostok highway near the town of Pashinsky. Ambulance crews from Navashino, Vyksa and Kulebak are working at the scene.
“The information is operational, it requires clarification” – emphasizes the message.