“On the fact of an accident in the Uyar region, in which 5 people died, a criminal case was opened on the grounds of a crime under Part 5 of Art. 264 of the Criminal Code of Russia "Violation of the rules of the road and the operation of vehicles," - said in a statement on the website of the department.

Earlier it was reported that as a result of an accident involving a Lada Kalina car and a truck in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, five people were killed on the S25 highway P255, including three children.

In addition, another accident occurred near Krasnoyarsk. The collision of passenger cars Honda and Nissan killed three people.