The incident occurred when a car drove into the opposite lane, crashing into the oncoming vehicle.

At least three people were killed and five others were injured in a car accident in Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, a regional Interior Ministry representative told 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.

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