Man arrested after hitting girl on crosswalk in St. Petersburg
A 39-year-old man from Saint Petersburg was arrested after allegedly hitting an 8-year-old girl on a pedestrian crossing while riding an electric bicycle, causing her serious injuries and fleeing the scene. The incident occurred on September 27 near Moscow Prospekt in Saint Petersburg.
Consensus
- An 8-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle on a pedestrian crossing in Saint Petersburg.
- The incident occurred on September 27.
- The driver fled the scene after the collision.
- The girl was hospitalized in serious condition.
- The suspect was a 39-year-old man from Saint Petersburg.
- The man was arrested and charged under Article 118, Part 1 of the Russian Criminal Code for causing serious harm to health through negligence.
- The incident took place near Moscow Prospekt, specifically at house number 204.
Points of divergence
- The accident occurred on September 26, not September 27. — vesti
- The accident happened on Lenin Street, house number 13, not Moscow Prospekt, house number 204. — vesti
- The vehicle involved was a Skoda Octavia, and the incident involved a collision with a car, not a pedestrian. — vesti
- The victims were a woman and a minor child in the car, not an 8-year-old girl crossing the road. — vesti
- The suspect was apprehended on the Obvodny Canal Embankment, not specified in other sources. — fontanka
- The girl sustained an open fracture of the tibia. — riamo
Coverage (4 sources)
- Electric bicycle driver hit 8-year-old girl on crossing in St. Petersburg — РИАМО
- Police found driver who left hit-and-run girl on Moscow road. His speed shown on video — Фонтанка
- In St. Petersburg, they are looking for the driver who left a hit-and-run child on the road — Фонтанка
- In St. Petersburg, police are searching for a driver who fled after a traffic accident — Вести
Key entities
- GU
- MVD
- St. Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg
- Moskovskogo Prospekt
- St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast
- Moscow District
- Max
- Russia
- Leningrad Region
- Lenina
- Obvodnogo Canal
- IA «Journalistic Investigations» (AZUR)
- Maxim Denisov, Eight-Year-Old