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Five cars damaged in road accident


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Five automobiles, including three minibuses, have been deteriorated in a road accident that occurred Tuesday in Botanica district in the capital due to the high speed of an automobile, Info-Prim Neo reports. According to the inspector of the road security service of the Chisinau Traffic Police, Ion Roscovanu, the accident happened at 6.00 pm at the stop street Gradina Botanica - Padurilor. A Toyota car, driven by Sergiu Cheptene, aged 25, struck at full speed a Volvo automobile, which had stopped at the traffic light. As a result of the violent impact, Toyota hit a Mercedes-208 minibus that was stopping as well, and then it hit a Ford-Tranzit minibus. The latter ran into another Mercedes minibus. As a result, says Ion Roscovanu, the driver of Toyota car and the passenger, a 10-year-old child, and the drivers of Ford and Mercedes minibuses have suffered mental shock. Toyota automobile was completely crushed, while the other cars received numerous damages. Only the air-bags in the car saved the driver and boy, Ion Roscovanu stated. Just minutes before, another accident occurred on Stefan cel Mare Blvd, 154. A Nissan-Sunny, driven by a woman, 40, hit a girl aged 18, who was hospitalized with mental shock. As many as 21 road accidents, which resulted in five injured people, have occurred in Chisinau on Tuesday. Police officers registered 12 drivers under the influence of alcohol, 86 persons driving at high speed.