OREANDA-NEWS  About 50 cars collided in a massive accident on the -11 Neva expressway between Moscow and St. Petersburg, the governor of the Novgorod Region, Andrey Nikitin, said on the Telegram channel.

The accident occurred in the Novgorod region of the region. The Regional Ministry of Internal Affairs clarifies that four people, including one child, could not be saved. The number of victims is being specified.

Traffic towards Moscow is blocked, for detour drivers need to exit onto the M-10 highway at 545 kilometers.

Nikitin added that a heating point will be deployed at the accident site, passengers will be provided with hot tea and sandwiches. The Prosecutor's office of the Novgorod region organized an inspection.

Earlier, doctors hospitalized 15 victims of a bus accident that occurred on the territory of Chuvashia on Wednesday evening, January 3.