St. PETERSBURG, Sep 7, Dmitry Edigarev. Deputy Chairman of the St. Petersburg Committee for Physical Culture and Sports Elena Pavlova told reporters that the training of cyclists who got into an accident in the Leningrad Region was carried out in compliance with the rules of the road.
Earlier it was reported that on the 59th kilometer of the Scandinavia highway, a 31-year-old driver of a Scania tractor, a citizen of one of the neighboring countries, for an unknown reason, ran into a Ford passenger car moving in the same direction, accompanying a group of 11 cyclist schoolgirls at the age of 14-15 years. From the impact, the car ran over the athletes. According to police, as a result of the accident, two cyclists died at the scene from their injuries. Another 7 girls and their coach received injuries of varying severity and were hospitalized. According to updated information from the authorities of the Leningrad region, 10 people were injured in the accident.
“For St. Petersburg, for sports and, first of all, for parents, this is a very big tragedy. We express our deepest condolences and wish a quick recovery to all the victims. There was a training process. investigation of everything that happened. At first glance, the training process was carried out in compliance with traffic safety rules. Further comments will be made after the investigation,» Pavlova said.