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The accident occurred on the border of the Kholmogory and Primorsky districts of the Arkhangelsk region on the M-8 federal highway. According to preliminary data, a minibus, a timber truck and a car were involved in the collision.
On the border of the Kholmogorsky and Primorsky districts of the Arkhangelsk region, an accident occurred with a minibus, a timber truck and a passenger car.
According to preliminary data, 13 people died in the accident, including two children, eight injured, including three children, were taken to hospitals in Arkhangelsk.
In Arkhangelsk hospitals, two victims are in serious condition, one patient is in extremely serious condition.
MOSCOW, September 12 - RIA Novosti. Hospitals in Arkhangelsk are providing assistance to victims of road accidents with numerous casualties on the M-8 federal highway, reports the Ministry of Health of the Arkhangelsk Region.
On Friday evening, on the border of the Kholmogory and Primorsky districts of the Arkhangelsk region, an accident occurred with a minibus, a timber truck and a car. According to preliminary data from the authorities and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 13 people died, including two children. According to the regional Ministry of Health, eight victims, including three children, were taken to hospitals.
“Hospitals in Arkhangelsk are providing assistance to victims of a major accident on the M-8 federal highway,” the regional Ministry of Health said in a message on the channel on the Max platform.
It is specified that two victims were admitted to the city hospital in serious condition, and a 13-year-old boy was hospitalized at the regional children's hospital. The regional Ministry of Health added that three people are in the regional hospital in serious condition, one patient is in extremely serious condition.

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