At 110 km of the V-114 Vologda-Nizhnyaya Ladoga highway near the village of Tsarevo in the Cherepovets district of the Vologda region, a Volvo truck collided with a Volkswagen minibus on Friday evening.

7 people died, including one child, three more were hospitalized in the regional clinical hospital, and two - in the intensive care unit. They have numerous fractures and internal injuries. According to preliminary information, the truck driver with the semitrailer applied emergency braking, could not cope with driving. The truck drove to the oncoming lane, where the collision happened.

Truck driver with minor injuries sent to ambulatory treatment.

April 14 in the Vologda region declared a day of mourning.

Now traffic on the highway is restored. UK conducts pre-investigation on the fact of an accident. The Ministry of Internal Affairs for the region against the truck driver was prosecuted under the article "Violation of the rules of road traffic and the operation of vehicles, which caused by accident the death of two or more persons".