Driver killed as car crashes into gate of Russian embassy in Bucharest: Police

NEW DELHI: APRIL. 6 – Police in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, said on Wednesday that a car crashed into the gates of the Russian embassy in the city, bursting into flames, and killing the driver.

Detailing the incident, the police said that the car, a sedan, rammed into the gate at 6am, adding that the vehicle, however, could not enter the embassy compound. “Firefighters who arrived at the scene were able to douse the flames but the driver died on the spot,” a police spokesperson informed.