15.02 10 Killed in Car Crash Near St. Petersburg

MOSCOW, February 15 (RIA Novosti) – Officials said at least 10 people died in a traffic accident involving a logging truck in Russia’s Leningrad Region on Saturday.

The crash happened when a Volkswagen van drove into the oncoming lane and collided with the logging truck in the Vyborg district outside St. Petersburg, near the Finnish border, the police said. It wasn't immediately clear why the van had left its lane.

Ten people died at the scene, while three others were injured.