On Tuesday, August 30, a major traffic accident occurred in the Yaroslavl region. On the highway near the village of Vorobino, a fuel truck collided with an ambulance and a Suzuki car.
As a result of an accident, fuel spilled from a fuel truck and caught fire – the fire engulfed two residential buildings located near the crime scene.
According to preliminary data, three people were killed – all of them were members of the ambulance brigade who went to the call.
“A serious accident occurred in the village of Vorobino on the Kostroma highway in the Yaroslavl district. As a result of the accident, a fuel truck, a passenger car and an ambulance on call collided. Fuel spilled, the ambulance caught fire, the fire spread to neighboring houses.
Unfortunately, the entire brigade is dead ”
– said Deputy District Governor Mikhail Evraev telegram channel.
He offered his condolences to the families of the victims and said that necessary assistance would be provided. According to Evraev, now the situation is under control, there are no threats to people’s lives. Many firefighters are responding to the fire that broke out after the accident.
As a transmission RBC With reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Yaroslavl Region, final conclusions can be drawn about the number of victims after the fire was extinguished. During the conversation between journalists and rescuers, the fuel truck was still burning.
The district administration of the IC reported that upon the occurrence of the accident, a criminal case was filed against the provision of services that did not meet the requirements of the life safety and health of consumers and carelessly caused the death of people. In addition, the prosecutor’s inspection was initiated, he writes. interfax.
One of the local residents told the portal 76.RU, about what happened in the first seconds after the accident: “I was painting the fence, I heard a roar. I thought someone was digging the fence.
I got up to look – an explosion, black smoke, flames.
“They say the fuel truck looked like a tire had burst, lost control, flew into an ambulance, then crashed into a fence and caught fire,” he said.
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After the accident, the fire spread to two neighboring houses – its total area was 200 square meters. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 45 people and 16 pieces of equipment were intervened in the extinguishing works.
A couple lived in a burned down house – a husband and wife. They burned everything, even the documents.
“The owner of the house came to the place where the fire was. He says everything is on fire, even the documents. Management has yet to reveal where he will spend the night, what he will do and how he will do it. According to the woman, all the neighbors are ready to let them spend the night and provide assistance, ”said a 76.RU correspondent from the scene of the tragedy.