13 persons suffered from 2 accidents on a highway Great Novgorod - Pskov.
Novgorod regional departments of Emergency Control Ministry and motor licensing and inspection reported RIA Novosti that they received information about a collision with 2 cars on 28th kilometer of the route Great Novgorod-Pskov at about 12:30.
According to provisional data a car moved to another driving lane and run into another car coming from the opposite direction.
"The car was among wedding motorcade", - said officers of the criminal investigation department.
3 persons suffered from this traffic accident.
The next collision of two automobiles on the same highway was registered at about 14:45. "This accident took place about 3 kilometers from the first accident", - said the representative of motor licensing and inspection department.
10 men suffered from the collision of two cars including women and a kid at the age of 15 months.
To take drivers and passengers out from cars policemen had to call rescuers of regional Emergency Control Ministry with special equipment.
According to Novgorod ambulance 10 people were taken to a hospital as a result of two accidents. Two of them are now in breaking point.
Inspectors now are examining reasons of traffic accidents. Bad weather after strong snowfall is among possible reasons of both accidents.