On June 23 in the evening on Lermontov Street near the Akademgorodok stop, a Mitsubishi ASX hit a motorcyclist on a Kawasaki, who was injured and hospitalized. Preliminary data say the car driver was at fault. The traffic police are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage, and note that this year more than 65 motorcycle crashes have already occurred.
On June 23, around 6 p.m., the driver of a Mitsubishi ASX hit a motorcyclist on Lermontov Street, near the Akademgorodok stop.As a result of the accident, the young Kawasaki motorcycle rider sustained injuries and was hospitalized.
According to preliminary information, the Mitsubishi ASX driver was at fault in the crash. After the accident, a traffic jam formed on Lermontov Street.
As stated by the press service of the regional traffic police, the driver of the Mitsubishi ASX, while entering Lermontov Street from a secondary road, hit the motorcyclist, who was traveling in the right lane of the main road. We are looking for witnesses to the accident, as well as dashcam footage.
Recall that this year more than 65 accidents involving motorcyclists have occurred, with more than half of them caused by motorcycle riders. Six people have died in these crashes. Police caught 181 bikers driving under the influence. In addition, the traffic police recorded more than 1,700 traffic violations by motorcyclists. Most often, these were the complete absence of a driver’s license or the lack of the required license category, as well as riding unregistered vehicles.