“The investigative unit of the inter-municipal department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia“ Znamensky ”opened a criminal case 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," the department said.

Earlier it became known that the UK is conducting an accident check.

According to the Tambov Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, six people were killed as a result of the incident.