An 80-year-old man died waiting in line for fuel in Perm Krai. He’s the third person to die at a gas station in Russia since late June.
An 80-year-old man died at a gas station in Lysva, a city in Perm Krai, the local newspaper Iskra reported. He had fallen ill while waiting in line to fill up his car. Bystanders called an ambulance, but paramedics could not save him.
The Perm Krai Health Ministry’s press service told 59.ru that the emergency medical team had attempted to resuscitate him but that their efforts had, unfortunately, been unsuccessful. The man died on the evening of July 14, the ministry said.
In late June, a 75-year-old driver died at a gas station in Petrozavodsk, Karelia. On June 28, a 43-year-old resident died near a gas station in Chita — though, according to media reports, he had not been waiting in line himself but had driven an acquaintance there.
Russia’s ongoing fuel crisis has forced drivers to spend hours in line at gas stations. Many regions have imposed limits on how much gas a vehicle can pump per visit, and some have introduced fueling by license plate number or by QR code.
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