In St. Petersburg a pickup truck struck two children on Lermontovsky Prospekt, causing injuries that prompted authorities to investigate serious traffic harm.
Initial reports from the Telegram channel Mash in Moika confirm that a Dodge Ram traveled onto Lermontovsky Prospekt and collided with two passersby, a 10-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy. The incident occurred in a busy area, and both youngsters were transported to a medical facility for urgent care. Medical briefings indicate that they sustained a concussion and a closed head injury, with the older child also suffering fractures to the femur and lower leg. Medical staff provided treatment aimed at stabilizing their conditions and monitoring for potential complications as the investigation proceeds.
According to the account later cited, the pickup truck involved in the crash was registered to a 37-year-old chief executive officer of a packaging company. The vehicle owner has been the subject of prior traffic-related notifications, with roughly a hundred violations issued to a temporary detention facility in recent periods. Authorities have launched a criminal case alleging violations of traffic rules leading to serious bodily harm, reflecting the severity of the incident and the ongoing legal evaluation of the driver’s conduct at the time of impact.
Earlier local reporting in Saint Petersburg mentioned a separate conflict, noting that a dispute over leaving a garden area culminated in a gunfight. The juxtaposition of these reports underlines ongoing safety and public order concerns in the city and the need for careful law enforcement responses to multiple, distinct incidents reported within a relatively short span.