KRASNOYARSK: A bus and a truck collided in the Krasnoyarsk Region, killing several people, minors among them. TASS has compiled the key fac...
KRASNOYARSK: A bus and a truck collided in the Krasnoyarsk Region, killing several people, minors among them.
TASS has compiled the key facts about the accident.
Circumstances of the accident
- The accident occurred on the 965th km of the federal highway R-255 "Siberia" in the Krasnoyarsk Region.
- A passenger Gazelle bus and an Iveco truck collided.
- The police, emergency personnel and several ambulance crews are on site.
- According to preliminary data, the accident occurred after a trailer with a modular house disconnected from the truck, the Interior Ministry said.
- There were 13 people on the bus, 11 of them teenagers, a source in the emergency services told TASS.
Casualties
- According to initial reports from law enforcement, five of the teenagers and one adult were killed.
- Later, the prosecutor's office of the Krasnoyarsk Region said four teenagers and one adult were killed in the accident.
- The regional Health Ministry said that six people were hospitalized.
- Two rescue aircraft were dispatched to Krasnoyarsk to help the victims.
Investigation
- The Prosecutor's office of the Krasnoyarsk Region has initiated an investigation into the incident.
- A criminal case was opened into the accident, the regional Interior Ministry said.
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