Alarm in Bucharest, the capital of Romania: a car crashed into the gate of the Russian embassy and caught fire. According to local authorities, the driver died in the crash.

The incident occurred at the first light of the morning: the car crashed into the gate, but did not enter the embassy complex.

A video appeared on social media shows the vehicle engulfed in flames, while security personnel rush into the area. The firefighters managed to put out the fire, but the driver died instantly.

Still according to the local authorities "it is not excluded that it was an intentional act".

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(Unioneonline / lf)

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