RSOE EDIS: Russia - Vehicle Accident - 2010.02.25

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2010-02-25 04:31:37 - Vehicle Accident - Russia EDIS CODE: VI-20100225-25067-RUS Date & Time: 2010-02-25 04:31:37 [UTC] Area: Russia, Capital City, , Moscow Number of death person(s): 2 Number of Injured person(s): 12 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: Two people were killed and at least 12 injured in a head-on collision between a minivan taxi and a car in the east of the Russian capital, a source in the local police department said. The source said that the accident occurred early at 5:30 in the morning (2:30 GMT) near Moscow's Izmailovsky Park district, when a minivan taxi collided with a Daewoo Nexia car with five people inside. According to statistics, 30,000 people lose their lives in traffic accidents every year in Russia. Last year President Dmitry Medvedev blamed the carnage on the poor state of the country's roads, as well as a "lack of discipline, and the criminal negligence of drivers." Posted:2010-02-25 04:31:37 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu