Information about the high-profile accident was received by the duty unit of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Department for the city of Maykop on the night of August 28.
As a result of the collision of two cars at one of the intersections of the Gaverdovsky farm, two people (a 21-year-old driver and a 22-year-old passenger) died and a 17-year-old girl received various injuries. All of the above-mentioned persons were in a domestically produced car.
According to law enforcement officers, the police officers who arrived at the scene were not able to immediately establish the identity of the driver of the second vehicle, since he left the scene of the accident immediately after the accident.
The police officers organized search activities and within a few hours established the identity of the driver who fled. He was detained in the city of Maykop, he is 33 years old, a local resident.
Currently, a criminal case has been opened by the investigation department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Maykop on the fact of the accident. The causes of the accident are being established, the details are being clarified. Investigative activities are ongoing, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Adygea clarified.