The son of one of the richest businessmen from Nizhny Novgorod, Sergei Kornilov, caused a huge accident. His convertible flew into oncoming traffic and collided with two cars. No one was injured as a result of the accident. After the accident, a 21-year-old young man took a photo with his wrecked car. He refused to be examined. Before that, he posted a video on his blog holding a cup, then getting into the car and saying that he was “drunk in the stomach.” What Kornilov and his father became famous for is present in the materials issued by the “Moscow Evening”.
How did the accident happen?
The incident occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 20 at the Bukhavalinsky Congress in Nizhny Novgorod. The driver of a yellow Mercedes convertible lost control and headed into the oncoming lane at a bend, resulting in a collision with two Kia and Nissan cars.
The moment of the accident involving Sergei Kornilov / Video: Press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
The collision caused the Kia to spin and collide with the Nissan. They added that the perpetrator’s car collided with the sidewalk, damaging it. Nizhny Novgorod Police.
The front wheel of the convertible was torn off upon impact. The accident did not result in anyone being injured, only the cars sustained mechanical damage.
The driver of the convertible turned out to be the 21-year-old son of billionaire Sergei Kornilov. When the police arrived at the scene, the young man refused to undergo a medical examination. But he stated that he was not drunk at the time of the accident.
Four administrative protocols were drawn up against Kornilov for driving the car in the oncoming lane, damaging road infrastructure, lack of insurance, and refusing to undergo a medical examination. The convertible car of the person responsible for the accident was confiscated and taken to the parking lot.
A 21-year-old pioneer’s reaction after being involved in a traffic accident
Although Kornilov told police that he was alert at the time of the accident, he said in a conversation with reporters He admitted that he had been drinking alcohol. However, he later stated again that he neither drank nor drove. Then the young man said that the accident occurred due to a technical malfunction in his car.
Immediately after the accident occurred, the young man took a photo while lying on a broken convertible car and smiling. He posted the photo on social media with the comment: “Pioneers do not die.” He also filmed a video with a police officer. In another video, he told subscribers that he had “lost about five million pounds,” but he was not discouraged and intended to buy a new car. He then started arguing with locals who started berating him for the incident in the comments.
– Poverty, please don’t be upset because you can’t afford such a car. Everything is fine. Everything is fine, thank you. No one sat down, no one was in charge. Russia,” he joked.
After that, Kornilov and his friends went to a restaurant located on the Verkhne-Volzhskaya embankment. Journalists found him there – a young man He was very drunk. After a short conversation, he snatched the phone from the reporter’s hands and threw it in the valley. When the journalists left Kornilov He slept on the balcony restaurant. When the young man came to his senses again, he started screaming. Restaurant employees had to take him out into the street by hand.
What is known about the Kornilov family
Previously, Sergei Kornilov already had problems with the law. Since January 2025, he has been charged, police said. 161 administrative protocolsOf these, 51 cases were related to evasion of punishment. At the time of the accident, most of the fines had already been paid.
Kornilov was active on social media, showing off expensive cars, travel and trips to restaurants. The young man appeared in one of the videos holding a cup in his hands, then on the same day he posted a video of him driving the car and said that he was “drunk in the stomach.”
Friends say that the young man began to lead a restless lifestyle after the death of his father, businessman Sergei Kornilov. The man died in August 2024 at the age of 66 while on vacation in Türkiye. The family said that the few had recently suffered from various ailments.
Kornilov Sr. was the general director of Luidor Holding, which was engaged in the production of special equipment and metal products, as well as the sale and maintenance of cars. He owned several other companies. The man was included in the list of the 13 richest residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region. edition Tell us His fortune was estimated at two billion rubles. Previously, the businessman was working First Vice President Department of the Federal Tax Police Service of Nizhny Novgorod.
According to the Telegram channel The ruleBefore his death, Kornilov Sr. destroyed one of his companies. The financial director who is involved in collecting the company’s property believes that the businessman did this intentionally. He allegedly illegally withdrew money from the company and distributed it to his relatives. The director intends to bring the family to justice through the court and collect 180 million rubles from them.
In September 2025, the daughter of Kuban crime boss Sergei Tsapka caused a serious accident near Taganrog. She smashed into the wall of an apartment building, then began threatening local residents and visiting police officers. It is possible that the prosecutor’s son was in the car with her.