7 killed in road accident in Russia's Volgograd region


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  • Friday, 09 Jan 2026

MOSCOW, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed in a three-vehicle collision on the R-22 highway in the Volgograd region in Russia, TASS news agency reported Thursday.

According to the local prosecutor's office, a truck driven by a 45-year-old man veered onto the oncoming lane following a tire blowout and collided with two other vehicles at around 6:16 p.m. Moscow time (1516 GMT).

All seven victims were employees being transported in a company vehicle, it added.

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