Woman killed in three-car crash in Artyom

A woman died and two other people were hospitalized after three vehicles collided in Artyom in Russia’s Primorsky region, the regional prosecutor’s office said.

The vehicles collided near No. 2 Frunze Street, according to the office’s preliminary account. One of the cars caught fire after the collision.

One injured person was in intensive care in an extremely serious condition, the regional Health Ministry told RIA Novosti.

Artyom prosecutors are overseeing the inquiry into the circumstances of the crash and the findings of the procedural review.