A controversial Russian cryptocurrency businessman has died as he crashed his $400,000 Lamborghini in the north of Moscow.
The alleged Bitcoin millionaire had amassed hundreds of unpaid traffic fines, authorities say, many of which were imposed for speeding.
Russian crypto figure flips his Lamborghini in Moscow
Crypto entrepreneur Alexei Dolgikh died in a high-speed car crash on a major traffic artery in the Russian capital, local media reported.
Another man has also died, while two more have been hospitalized with severe injuries, as a result of the terrifying road accident, which occurred on Sunday.
The city prosecutor’s office revealed that Dolgikh, who was driving his Lamborghini Urus, “hit an obstacle” on Mezhdunarodnoe Highway after midnight.
He lost control of the luxury SUV, which rolled over and burst into flames, Moscow’s traffic police added, quoted by RBC and RTVI.
According to the Telegram channel Mash, which posted a dash cam video of the aftermath, the Lambo was moving at 150 km/h when the driver failed to negotiate a turn and hit a guardrail.
Other sources, such as Shot, reported that Dolgikh flipped the car upside-down at 100 km/h, which is still double the speed limit at the exit to Leningradskoye Highway.
Parts of the Urus were scattered around the bridge there, after it knocked down a CCTV camera pole. A wad of 5,000-ruble bills was reportedly found near the smashed and burned sports car.
According to Baza, another Telegram channel with ties to Russian security agencies, the 36-year-old Alexei Dolgikh died on the spot. The second deceased person was identified as Ivan Solovyov.
The two injured men were 21-year-old Nikita Tezikov, who suffered an open leg fracture, and 22-year-old Kirill Mochalov, who was taken to Botkin Hospital with multiple fractures.
