BMW motorcycle catches fire after collision with two cars in Veliky Novgorod, Russia

On October 18, 2026, in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, a dashcam video captured a BMW motorcycle collision that ended with the bike catching fire. In the video, a vehicle overtakes the dashcam car as a motorcyclist moves ahead near an intersection. The motorcycle then collides with two cars, veers off balance, and crashes onto the road. The bike catches fire as the rider lies on the pavement, while nearby vehicles stop at the scene. According to reports, the accident occurred at 12:22 p.m. on Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street. Traffic police said the 33-year-old motorcyclist failed to yield while changing lanes and collided with a Renault Duster traveling in the same direction and a Chery Tiggo coming from the opposite direction. The motorcycle overturned and caught fire. The rider sustained a traumatic brain injury and a concussion and was taken by ambulance to Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital. The motorcycle was extinguished but burned.