A young entrepreneur from Tatarstan lost his life in a tragic accident on the M-12 Vostok toll road in the Moscow region, after crashing into a truck at over 300 km/h.
The accident took place late on the evening of September 24 at the 85th kilometer of the highway, near Fyodorovo village. Dash cam footage shows the truck shifting lanes to the left, moments before a black Audi RS5 collided with it.
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Preliminary reports suggest the sports car was traveling at around 270 km/h, double the legal speed limit. The force of the crash sent the Audi under the truck, tearing off its roof. Rescue teams faced significant challenges in extracting the 25-year-old driver’s body from the wreckage.
The car lacked visible license plates, which were later found in the trunk. The vehicle, bearing registration plates E666EE 16 region, was owned by an entrepreneur known as “Molodoy” among friends, who had previously driven the same Audi RS5 at speeds of up to 300 km/h.
In recent months, the deceased driver had accumulated around 100 traffic violations, totaling nearly 100,000 rubles in fines.