It is noted that the collision occurred on the Volgodonsk-Zimovniki highway.

“The driver of the truck drove into the oncoming lane, collided with a car, as a result of which the car caught fire, there were five people in the car (five people died on the spot, including one child),” RIA Novosti quotes a statement.

Earlier, RIA56 reported that three people died as a result of an accident in the Orenburg region.