The car of the Russian embassy was declared "Alert", it was traveling at 180 km/h/ Details from the accident with one dead in Tirana (NAME)

2023-05-12 10:49:21Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The car of the Russian embassy was declared "Alert", it was traveling
View from the scene

New details have been revealed from the accident involving the vehicle of the Russian embassy in Tirana yesterday evening, around 11:10 p.m., at the Mjull Bathore overpass in the capital.

Sources inform that 36-year-old  Sergei Mironov , the companion of the Russian ambassador in Tirana, Mihail Afanasiev, died, while the driver of the vehicle, a citizen of AK, 30 years old, who is in the hospital, under the care of doctors, was injured.

It is known that the vehicle with diplomatic license plates first collided with the side barriers and due to the high speed it was moved several times and then it collided with dividing traffic and overturned on the road. As a result of the accident, the vehicle was completely destroyed.

Sources from the investigative group say that there are doubts that the car was traveling at a speed of about 180 km/h. They also report that the vehicle with diplomatic plates has violated the rules of the road several times and has been announced with an Alert.

The car has been detected by the smart car on at least two occasions traveling over the allowed limits. The Embassy of Russia in Tirana was informed about these violations of traffic rules.

The investigative team is working to clarify the circumstances of the accident.


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