MAKHACHKALA (Sputnik) — According to the representative, the incident occurred when a car drove into the opposite lane, crashing into the oncoming vehicle.
"A VAZ-2114 vehicle drove into the opposite lane and crashed into a Volkswagen Passat vehicle. As a result, three people died on the spot, another five were injured, including four children," the representative said.
Dagestan is a hotbed of Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus. Multiple violent attacks have plagued the region over the past decade.