In the 21st century, travel by car or public transport has become commonplace. It is difficult to imagine a person who does not use vehicles. Every year the number of cars is only increasing, and with it the number of accidents is growing. Sometimes it is even difficult to imagine the consequences that can bring worst accidents.
It should be noted that driving a car is several times more dangerous than flight by plane... According to statistics, only in Russia about 465 accidents happen per day, and some of them, unfortunately, are fatal. Before driving, check out DRIVE2's Top 10 Worst Accidents.
10. Traffic accident in Yaroslavl
The tenth place goes to a traffic accident that occurred in the city of Yaroslavl. BMW driver lost control at high speed. Due to the snowy roadside, the wheels of the car could not enter the road.
As it turned out later, death occurred instantly due to the strongest impact on the road post. The worst thing is that the driver was not alone, but was carrying 2 passengers with him. Fortunately, they escaped with fractures and were immediately taken by ambulance to the hospital.
9. The accident near Syzran
The ninth place in the rating of the worst accidents goes to the tragic story that happened on the M-5 highway near Syzran. Due to poor road conditions, a car moving at high speed flew off the track.
As a result, the driver and passengers were killed. The family of the police chief of the Samara region was injured. The man died on the spot, his wife and children fought for their lives in the hospital, but they could not be saved.
8. Traffic accidents in Romania
Romanian teenagers did not manage to overtake a car. Having flown into the oncoming lane, their car met head-on with a cargo heavyweight. Five young guys died at the scene.
The truck driver was seriously injured as the truck's cab was completely destroyed. He is now undergoing rehabilitation at a local clinic. According to eyewitnesses, adolescents themselves are responsible for road accidents. The autopsy results showed that the driver was intoxicated at the time of the maneuver.
7. Terrible accident in the Kuban
Seventh place went to a terrible accident that occurred in the Krasnodar Territory, not far from the Kuban. This time, the participants in the accident were an ambulance crew and a car. The ambulance moved with the doctors and the patient in the back, unfortunately, none of them survived, having received serious injuries.
The incident occurred due to a head-on meeting of 2 cars. The ambulance crew was in a hurry to take the person to the hospital, but due to the imprudence of the driver of a car, such an unpleasant situation occurred. Passengers of the car survived and were immediately taken to hospital. Six participants in the accident died on the spot.
6.Traffic accident at the entrance to Tbilisi
The number of accidents involving the popular Yandex.Taxi is growing. This time, in the area of the city of Tbilisi, a terrible accident happened - the taxi driver lost control of the car and flew into the oncoming lane.
According to the information received from the police, no one was killed. The passengers received minor bruises and a slight concussion. The drivers of the vehicles were taken to the hospital in serious condition. Responsibility for this situation lies with the taxi driver.
5. The accident on the Volgograd highway
The fifth place in the list of the worst accidents goes to the drivers of the city of Volgograd. A man hurrying home at high speed crashed into an oncoming car. Fortunately, there were no passengers in the car.
According to eyewitnesses, 2 people were immediately hospitalized. All survived, although they received severe injuries. During an accident, a wheel of one of the cars flew into the nearest transport, the passengers remained unharmed.
4. A terrible accident on the Serov - Tagil highway
Another tragic accident occurred on the Serov - Nizhny Tagil highway. The driver of a car at high speed drove onto a snow-covered roadside, because of which he immediately flew into the oncoming lane.
The accident claimed the lives of three people - the driver, his wife and daughter. The ambulance did not even have time to provide them with first aid, the victims died on the spot. A head-on collision with a truck completely crumpled the front of the car. The trucker was not injured.
3. Accident on the highway near Kharkov
The third place in the ranking of the worst accidents goes to a terrible accident. At night, a 23-year-old guy worked as a taxi driver. He was taking another client with him along a deserted highway near Kharkov.
For some unknown reason, the oncoming car drove onto its half of the road. The collision took place at a speed of 100 km / h. The driver's seat was completely destroyed, while the passenger managed to survive. The guy died on the spot.
2. Accident on the Syzran - Volgograd highway
The second place goes to a horrific accident on the Syzran - Volgograd highway. Three cars took part in the accident: a fuel tanker, a truck and a passenger car. Taking off into the oncoming lane, the car crashed into heavyweights at a breakneck speed.
According to the information received from the police, 4 people died on the spot at once: 2 children and 2 adults. The rest of the participants were immediately taken to the hospital. The culprit of the accident is the driver of a car, as he was overtaking in the wrong place.
1. The accident in Tambov
The first place in the rating of the worst accidents goes to an accident that happened on the streets of the city of Tambov. The driver of a car, currently under investigation, brutally knocks a woman-pedestrian into the green light of a traffic light.
As a result of the accident, the victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries. After the collision, the car dragged the pedestrian 20 meters forward. The first place goes to the accident not by chance, since a person has almost no chance of survival after a brutal meeting with a car.
A selection of the worst car accidents of 2018