“It has been previously established that the 55-year-old driver of the Skoda Rapid car, overtaking in the zone of the prohibition road sign, drove into the oncoming lane and made a head-on collision with the MAN car with a semi-trailer,” the Interior Ministry said.

After the collision, the car was thrown under another truck, moving in the same direction.

Killed driver and passenger Skoda. Police officers establish the circumstances of the accident.

Earlier in Mordovia as a result of road accident six people were lost.