In Novocherkassk, a vagabond driving a Ford crashed into the monument to General Yakov Baklanov, who participated in the Caucasian War. In this respect reports Public page “Novocherkassk today” in the social network “VKontakte”.
In the footage, it is seen that the car driver slid into the square where the monument was erected and passed over the pedestal with his left wheels. At the same time, the car tilted heavily. Later, a group of young people gathered at the scene of the accident. While the car that collided with the monument suffered mechanical damage, it was removed from the scene with a tow truck.
The monument erected in 1911 was also damaged. The chariot dispersed the granite pillars that surrounded it with huge chains. The person at fault in the accident will have to pay compensation for the damage he suffered.
General Yakov Baklanov was born in 1809 and died in 1873. He participated in the Russian-Turkish, Caucasian and Crimean wars.
It was previously known that the senator from Tatarstan was Gennady Emelyanov. hit He was taken to intensive care after the accident.