“As a result, the driver of the oil tanker, as well as the driver and passenger of the Kia Sportage, died at the scene of an accident,” Interfax quoted the agency as saying.

According to preliminary data, the SUV drove into the oncoming lane, crashed into the Scania oil tanker, which in turn moved into the ditch, capsized on its side and caught fire.

Traffic police officers work at the scene of the accident.

Earlier in the Orenburg region a minibus and a truck collided. According to recent reports, six people were killed.

In August, URA.RU reported that five people were injured in a collision between a tram and a bus in Perm.