The bridge fell and all the drivers under it were killed because of a truck driver's mistake.. Video
Russian state radio and television broadcasting stations in the Perm region reported a fatal accident on the Perm-Yekaterinburg highway, which resulted in the closure of the federal road in both directions.
Near Kokoštan, the heavy truck driver did not lower the trunk of the truck, which collided with the overhead bridge, and the bridge structure collapsed onto the truck and all the cars traveling under it.
The drivers of the vehicles died instantly of their injuries.
The Russian authorities in Perm are investigating the circumstances of the accident, after they closed the federal highway in both directions.
The traffic police asked drivers not to travel in the direction of Yekaterinburg if possible.