Two road accidents occurred in Gomel region, one person died

January 5, MINSK . In the Gomel Region, two road accidents occurred overnight and on Sunday morning, one person died. This was reported to BELTA by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee.

Thus, in the Zhitkovichi District at about 3.20 a.m., the driver of a SEAT, who was previously in a state ofALCOHOL intoxication , was driving along the M10 highway border of the Russian Federation - Gomel - Kobrin towards Gomel. While driving, he drove into the oncoming lane, then onto the left shoulder in the direction of travel, where he hit a power transmission line support. As a result of the accident, the driver was injured. He was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the hospital.

Another accident occurred in the Rechitsa district. At about 7.40, the driver of an Opel, driving along Mira Street in the village of Milograd, hit a 90-year-old woman. She was walking along the edge of the roadway facing the traffic and was not marked with reflective elements. The pedestrian died at the scene of the accident from her injuries.