This was reported to TASS by a source in emergency services.

“Two cars collided in the village of Krasnaya Poyma.

As a result, eight people were injured, including five children,” the source said.

All the victims were taken to the Lukhovitsy regional hospital.

The causes of the accident are being established.

Earlier in St. Petersburg, 11 people were injured in a collision between two minibuses.