Three people were killed and three injured in a road accident on the Makhachkala-Astrakhan highway, ITAR-TASS reports siting the media-service of the local police-office.
According to the source, the accident occurred on Saturday at 22.50 near the village of Kambulat. The person responsible for the accident is assumed to be a local resident who drove his tractor up the wrong side of the road. He tried to escape the scene but was arrested later.
The case is being investigated.