Ministry of Internal Affairs: teenagers hijacked a foreign car in Primorye and crashed on the highway
Three teenagers in Primorye hijacked a foreign car and provoked an accident, as a result of which two passengers died. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The incident took place at the 606th kilometer of the Khabarovsk-Vladivostok highway. Toyota Corolla and Volvo heavy truck collided. A 17-year-old teenager was driving the stolen car.
According to the preliminary version, when leaving the secondary road to the main road, he did not give way to a heavy vehicle, which led to a collision with a heavy vehicle. It is noted that the driver of the car received a forearm injury and was hospitalized. Its passengers – teenagers 16 and 18 years old – died on the spot. The driver of the heavy truck was not injured.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs established that the teenager who was driving did not have a driver's license, and the car was on the wanted list.
A criminal case was initiated under the articles “Violation of traffic rules and the operation of vehicles, resulting in the death of two persons by negligence “and” Unlawful seizure of a car without the purpose of stealing. ” The incident took place at the city cemetery. The deceased got out of the car, leaving the ignition key. The child in the car got into the driver's seat, started the car and pressed the gas pedal.