In Belogorsk, Amur Region, a garbage truck collided with two motorcyclists waiting at a traffic signal. The crash sent one motorcycle tumbling onto the road as the truck overturned. Port Amur reports this incident.
The disruption happened at the intersection of Chekhov Street and May 9. Video of the event shows a MAZ garbage truck speeding past the motorcyclists as they slowed near the junction. The truck brushed the left side of one rider, causing that rider to fall along with the bike. The impact appeared to eject the second rider from the seat, and the MAZ continued into the intersection. Citation: News of the Amur Region.
Initial information from officials indicates the truck driver may have been intoxicated at the time of the crash. A male rider, born in 1986, sustained injuries in the incident. Citation: News of the Amur Region.
Earlier details noted a separate crash on the Moscow Ring Road, where a passenger car swerved across a lane in front of a truck. Citation: News of the Amur Region.