According to preliminary data, the driver and three passengers of the VAZ-2121 car died as a result of the collision, and one more person was hospitalized.

“The investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “Sarpinsky” initiated a criminal case on this fact under Part 5 of Art.

264 of the Criminal Code of Russia," TASS reports.

As noted, the progress of the investigation of this case is put under the control of the prosecutor's office.

Earlier, as a result of an accident involving 16 cars in the Tula region, eight people were injured, a total of about 30 cars collided.