Ukrainian pilgrims who went to Moscow to bow to the relics of St. Nicholas, were the victim of a terrible road accident on the M2 "Crimea" highway near Orel. A Ukrainian priest died in the hospital, another clergyman and his wife are in serious condition, the newspaper reports.. Ru ". The driver of the Mercedes was supposed to be the culprit of the accident, he left on the oncoming lane and flew into the car of pilgrims. In the Ministry of Internal Affairs Orel understand the situation.

The accident occurred on June 5 at the 386th kilometer of the M2 "Crimea" highway near the village of Alshansky Vyselki. The car Mercedes C180, moving along the road towards Kursk, for unknown reasons, drove to the oncoming lane and flew to Tavriya at high speed,. As a result of the blow, the 21-year-old Mercedes driver died on the spot, his 19-year-old passenger was hospitalized with herbs. The driver and passengers of "Tavria" received serious injuries and were taken to the hospital in grave condition. Ukrainian car after the collision turned into a pile of metal. The pilgrims managed to survive after such a miracle blow.

Judging by the shots from the scene of the accident, the road surface at the time of the collision was wet. It is possible that the foreign car carried to the oncoming lane due to a slippery road.

The driver of "Tavria" - a 46-year-old priest of the Sumy diocese of the UOC Alexis Radivilov - died a day after the accident in the hospital from the injuries received. The remaining passengers are still in serious condition.

According to the spokesman of the Orel Metropolitan Evgeny Borisov, local church authorities are providing all the necessary help to the injured Ukrainian priests.

"Newspaper. Ru "notes that accidents involving priests occur in Russia regularly.

For example, on May 1, on the 15th kilometer of the Saransk-Surskoye-Ulyanovsk road near the village of Barataevka, the abbot of one of the temples of the Ulyanovsk region, the 46-year-old Hegumen Flavian, along with his brother, staged races on the Honda sportbikes. Unable to cope with the control during the overtaking of one of the cars, the hegumen failed to manage and at great speed flew into the oncoming Renault, resulting in the death. The second biker collided with cars "Volga" and Honda that followed on the opposite lane.