This was reported by the regional branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to law enforcement agencies, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Toyota Carina cars collided on a highway in the Belogorsky district at about 05:25 Moscow time.

“Previously, as a result of the accident, five people were killed, two were injured. Police officers work at the scene, ”the statement says.

At the moment, all the causes and circumstances of the accident are being investigated.

Earlier, URA.RU reported that as a result of an accident involving a truck in the Sverdlovsk region, three people were killed.