A military officer was killed and another person injured after a car exploded in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the morning of November 12.

The explosion occurred around 7:00 a.m. (GMT+3) near a Lenta supermarket on Kolpinskoye Highway in the Shushary district, according to Lenta.ru.

The vehicle was being driven by a military serviceman when the blast occurred.

The victim was a colonel. A family member who was travelling with him survived the explosion but sustained injuries.

An explosive device attached to the underside of the vehicle had been remotely detonated as the colonel was driving out of a courtyard.

The serviceman died at the scene, while the passenger survived.