A 10-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being struck by a car on a highway in Russia’s Volgograd region, making it the second car accident in the area within 24 hours. The tragic incident occurred on May 22 in the Gorodishchensky district, and disturbing dashcam footage has emerged.
The girl, wearing a red top with her hair in a ponytail, can be seen racing across the street along the 19th kilometre of the Volgograd–Kamensk-Shakhtinsky–Lugansk highway. Others are standing on both sides of the street. When the car slams into the girl, piercing screams fill the video.
According to the Russian blog iz.ru, the accident took place at approximately 3:39 p.m. The regional office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the child was hit by a Kia Rio.”
“The driver, driving a Kia Rio, hit a 10-year-old girl who was running across the roadway in an unidentified location,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated through its official Telegram channel, per a report.
While the injuries she sustained were severe, she luckily survived the collision. She was transported to Hospital No. 7 in Volgograd. Medical officials from the Volgograd Region Health Committee described her condition as extremely serious, according to reports.
Reports also indicated that doctors are currently working around the clock in an effort to save her life. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
In a separate and equally tragic event on the same day, a woman in Zelenograd lost her life after being struck by a Gazelle vehicle. According to reports, the incident happened when the driver backed into the woman, whose name was not disclosed in the report.
The driver had been reversing along a sidewalk when the vehicle hit the pedestrian. The woman was rushed to a medical facility in serious condition. However, she later died from the injuries she sustained.
