Penza, 17 August 2011. PenzaNews. Five persons died in the road accidents which took place on the territory of the Penza region on Tuesday, August, 16th.

"The press-service of the deppartment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the Penza region said: "The driver and the passenger of car" VAZ-21099 " died as the result of collision of the car and the tractor moving in a counter direction, in Bessonovsky area. According to the preliminary data  the driver of the car didn't manage to drive and moved to an oncoming traffic line .

The driver of car "VAZ-21099", having exceeded high-speed mode made ran into "KamAZ" moving in a counter direction therefore he died on the site in Mokshansky area.

The press-service said: "The next road accident took place near the village Krasnoye of Nizhnelomovsky area. The driver of "VAZ-21120" overturned the car in the ditch. The man died on the site because of received traumas, his blood was taken for the analysis. The causes of accident are found out".

The driver of motorcycle "Dnepr" didn't not manage to drive and ran into   the woman-pedestrian who appeared suddenly and died in the central regional hospital in Lunino.