A driver without rights died in a head-on accident in the Zhitkovichi district

Photo by the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee

August 8, Gomel. A fatal accident occurred in the Zhitkovichi region on August 7, BelTA was told in the agitation and propaganda department of the traffic police department of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gomel regional executive committee.

The road accident happened around 22.35. The 49-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Golf car was driving on the 304th km of the M10 highway, the border of the Russian Federation - Gomel - Kobrin. According to preliminary information from the UGAI, the man was drunk. "He drove into the oncoming lane, where he made a head-on collision with a Mercedes Benz car driven by a 32-year-old driver. Both drivers are deprived of the right to drive under part 4 of article 18.15 (drinking alcohol by the driver) of the Code of Administrative Offenses," the regional police said. State traffic inspectorate.

The driver of the Volkswagen died at the scene. A 45-year-old Mercedes passenger and three Volkswagen passengers were also injured: a 29-year-old boy, a 20-year-old girl and a 52-year-old man.

As the state traffic inspectors explained, none of the passengers of the cars involved in the accident was wearing a seat belt. The regional traffic police calls for strict observance of traffic rules and personal safety measures.