The M-11 highway to Moscow was shut down completely after a serious crash, according to the regional traffic police. The incident unfolded near the 504th kilometer mark of the M-11 Neva highway in the Novgorod region, around 11:20 in the morning. Officials stated that ten vehicles were involved in a collision, while eyewitness accounts reported a significantly larger pile-up of about twenty cars before the scene could be cleared, as noted by Rise edition. The traffic police confirmed one fatality and three people injured as a result of the crash. A Telegram channel associated with the emergency services, 112, later reported that twenty-five vehicles were involved and the death toll had risen to twelve, reflecting the fluid and rapidly evolving nature of the incident. In response, traffic along the M-11 toward Moscow was temporarily halted, and authorities arranged a detour onto the M-10 highway at the 545th kilometer to ease congestion and facilitate emergency access. The incident echoed earlier reports from Rostov-on-Don about a car theft that led to a fatal crash involving a child, underscoring concerns about road safety and rapid incident response across the region.
