An elderly man is in critical condition after he was struck by a semi-trailer truck in Russia, according to video and reports.
Translated from Russian via Google Translate:
“On the morning of November 11, an elderly pedestrian almost died in the Dzerzhinsky district of Volgograd under the wheels of KAMAZ. Accidents filmed surveillance cameras. In the press service of the regional head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there was a 37-year-old man driving a truck with a semi-trailer.
He rode along Domostroviteley Street towards 51 Guards Avenue, and when turning to the Historic at 164/1, instead of slowing down in front of a pedestrian, was dispersed. Perhaps the driver did not see the man or there was a technical malfunction.
As a result of the accident, the pedestrian was taken to the hospital, he is in intensive care with severe injuries. An administrative investigation has been opened. The identity of the pedestrian is established, the police specified.
The pedestrian had no documents with him.”