A major car crash in Ukraine killed at least six people after a 20-year-old heiress of a local energy company drove a car into a group of pedestrians.
Her bodyguards then drove up in two Jeeps after the crash and protected the woman from a crowd who amassed nearby.
Those killed included a 15-year-old girl. A woman seven months pregnant was also seriously injured.
One passerby said, “It’s like a war zone,” describing the crash scene.
Zaitseva is the daughter of multi-millionaire Vasily Zaitsev, she was not injured.
The driver of the other vehicle was identified as Gennady Dronov, 49, and he was driving through the intersection during a green light. Zaitseva’s vehicle reportedly crashed into his, according to The Sun newspaper.
Elena Berchenko, 25, Yury Neudachin, 24, and Oksana Nesterenko, 36, were named as those who were killed, the Mail reported.
Police believe that she was not drinking.
That suggests that the crash was not terror-related. Vans, cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles have been used in terrorist attacks across Europe.
Some local bloggers, according to UK media reports, expressed worry that Zaitseva will be exonerated in the crash due to the influence of her powerful father.
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