Truck crash paralyzes traffic near Kazan.

      A lengthy traffic jam of about seven kilometers has formed on the Kazan–Naberezhnye Chelny highway. The congestion was recorded in the area of the village of Nizhnie Yaki, according to data from the Yandex.Maps service.

      According to motorists’ reports posted on social networks, the cause of the traffic slowdown was a road traffic accident involving a truck. It is reported that the truck’s cab partially blocked the roadway, which has severely complicated traffic on the section.

      Photo: screenshot of Yandex.Maps

      

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