The Tunnel Of Death (Lefortovo Tunnel In Russia)
Woah, I thought there were some bad roads and accident hotspots over here in the UK but obviously nothing compared to this stretch of road through the Lefortovo tunnel in Moscow, Russia. These accidents that have now been circulated and crop up everywhere including YouTube, were captured from monitoring cameras. They make for some pretty interesting but scary moments as cars, trucks and buses all wend their way through the tunnel, and some don’t quite make it out in one piece.
According to Wikipedia: At 2.2 km (1.367 miles) long, the tunnel is the third longest in-city tunnel of Europe (after the Dublin Port Tunnel at 4.5 km, and the Södra länken in Stockholm, also 4.5 km). The tunnel runs under the Yauza River, and water leaks in at some points. When the temperature reaches −38 degrees Celsius as during the winter of 2005, the road surface can freeze. It has been nicknamed “The Tunnel of Death” due to its high accident rate… as we can all see from the video above.
My tip is if you ever visit Moscow, try and avoid this particular bit of highway.
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