Three persons were killed and 17 injured in a chain traffic accident in Odessa region. Six cars were involved in the accident, which was allegedly caused by a Moldovan driver, the Ukrainian press reported.

The accident happened on the Odessa - Belgorod-Dnestrovsc route on July 15 at about 21:15.

The Moldovan was driving a Volvo FH-12 with trailer. He lost control of the car and crashed at full speed into a BMW-520 and then into an Audi-80 moving in the same direction.

The car was later thrown onto the opposite lane, where it crashed into a BMW-740, which got under a Kamaz truck parked on the right side of the road. The Volvo hit another two cars, a Nissan and a Vaz-21063, which were coming from the opposite direction.//REPORTER.MD



Publication date: 17 July 2008   

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