In Tatarstan, a ground crossing collapsed on the highway, two people were injured
Quick Look
- In Tatarstan, near the village of Koshchakovo, an elevated pedestrian crossing collapsed after an FAW truck hit the structure with its raised body.
- As a result of the incident, two people were injured: the driver and passenger of the truck.
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Why It Matters
The incident occurred on October 6 in the Pestrechinsky district of Tatarstan on the Kazan-Shemordan highway.
A ground crossing collapsed on a highway in Tatarstan, the regional prosecutor's office reports; two casualties are known.
In the video of the moment of the collapse, published on social networks, the truck drives under the overpass with its body raised and clings to the structure.
“The prosecutor’s office of the Pestrechinsky district organized an investigation into the collapse of a ground crossing on the highway near the village of Koshchakovo,” the statement says.
As RIA Novosti was clarified by the law enforcement agencies of the republic, two people were previously injured in the collapse.
The State Traffic Inspectorate of Tatarstan reports that the driver of a FAW truck, moving with the body raised, hit the span of an elevated pedestrian crossing, resulting in a collapse.
According to the State Emergency Service, at 12.44 a message was received that in the village of Koshchakovo, Pestrechinsky district, a collapse of the structure of an overground pedestrian crossing over the Kazan-Shemordan highway occurred.
What to Watch
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Conducting a prosecutor's investigation into the collapse
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the health status of the victims?
- Will a criminal case be filed?
