Drivers stuck in 190km-long traffic jam for three days

Thousands of drivers in Russia have been stuck in a 190km traffic jam — some for up to three days in temperatures of minus five degrees Celsius.

The Russian government admitted it had to improve road services after the traffic jam involving more than 4,000 trucks paralysed circulation on a key highway.

According to Russian media, some drivers were stuck motionless in a remote part of the M-10 motorway surrounded by forest for up to three days after heavy snow caused the traffic to build up.