Perm Highway jammed after two trucks collide

Two trucks collided on the Perm Highway on 4 February, blocking traffic towards Yekaterinburg and causing a massive jam. Drivers report being stuck for over an hour.
Apr 27, 2026
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No one was injured in the collision of two trucks on the Perm Highway.
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On the afternoon of 4 February, two trucks collided on the Perm Highway, causing a traffic jam. Readers of E1.RU complain of being stuck in the jam for an hour and a half.
The Sverdlovsk State Traffic Inspectorate clarified that the accident occurred at the 217th kilometer of the highway (Achitsky city district), with a jam forming in the direction of Yekaterinburg — traffic is blocked.
«According to preliminary data, no one was injured,» the traffic inspectorate told E1.RU. «Traffic police units are working at the scene. We recommend a detour via Achit — Krasnoufimsk — Arti — Nizhniye Sergi.»
Look at several shots from the accident scene.
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