At least four people died in a massive traffic accident on Monday, police have said

At least four people have died as a result of a massive traffic collision on the highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg, Novgorod Region’s traffic police chief, Viktor Gavrilov, said on social media.

“As a result of the traffic collision, four people have died, including a young woman and her year-old child. Eleven people have sustained injuries,” he said in a statement on Monday evening.

CCTV footage posted to social media shows multiple cars and semi trucks piling up on the snowy road.

Around 50 vehicles were involved in the crash, Novgorod Governor Andrey Nikitin said on Telegram on Monday.

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— Волк Путина

Source: RT - Daily news