The accident occurred on the federal highway “Siberia” in the area of u200bu200bElovsky Mountain. According to preliminary data, the culprit was the driver of a heavy truck, who exceeded the safe speed in this area, for which the vehicle collided with a HOWO dump truck that was ahead; this caused a collision of seven more vehicles that were following the trucks.
The alleged culprit in the accident was hospitalized. Other participants were not injured, said the regional central office of the Ministry of the Interior.
As a result of the incident, one lane was blocked on the highway, a traffic jam was formed. Traffic inspectors regulate traffic.