Car bomb kills BMW driver in Moscow region, officials say

A BMW car was blown up in the city of Balashikha in the Moscow region, killing the driver, Russia’s Investigative Committee has stated.

It said the explosion occurred at around 5:30 a.m. on June 9, 2026, near a residential apartment building on Koldunovo Street in the Aviator microdistrict of Balashikha, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

“On June 9, 2026, at approximately 5:30 a.m., while a BMW X3 vehicle was in motion near a residential apartment building on Koldunovo Street in the Aviator microdistrict of Balashikha, an explosive device was detonated,” it noted.

As a result, the driver sustained multiple injuries and died at the scene, the agency added.

The Investigative Committee’s Main Investigative Directorate for the Moscow region has opened a criminal case.

Investigators and forensic experts, together with operational services, are currently inspecting the scene.

A series of forensic examinations, including medical and explosive analysis, will be ordered.

Authorities did not disclose the identity of the victim or the legal classification of the incident.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov