A truck knocked down a traffic light and paralyzed traffic in the center of Nizhny Novgorod.

      August 13, 2026 09:10 Incidents An accident at Lyadova Square has seriously complicated traffic in the center of Nizhny Novgorod. According to eyewitnesses, a truck knocked down a traffic light and blocked three lanes at once. The pole broke the wires and also damaged several cars, a tractor, and a bus. Traffic on Lyadova is currently possible only in one lane. According to "Yandex Maps," due to the incident, the traffic jam has stretched along the Oksky exit and the Molitovsky Bridge — these sections are marked in burgundy on the service. Gagarin Avenue is also congested up to the intersection with Beketov Street. Difficulties are observed on the streets adjacent to Lyadova Square: Malaya Yamskaya, Ilyinskaya, Krasnoselskaya, and Barminskaya.

      "Look for detours, it took about 40 minutes to drive from the middle of the bridge to the courthouse," writes a Nizhny Novgorod resident.

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