A tour bus overturned in Lahdenpohja region of Karelia. The accident happened on the 236-m kilometer of the highway “Sortavala” near the village of Kortala. On Saturday, January 14, reports TASS.
“The driver customized the tour bus MAN that was moving on the route Saint Petersburg — Ruskeala, according to preliminary data, lost control on a winding road, the bus lay on its side. The accident killed a female passenger, four others injured”, — stated in the message.
Four people are hospitalized in regional hospital. The remaining passengers were accommodated in the guest house behind them sent another bus. At the time of the accident in the vehicle were 34 passengers. At the scene staffed traffic police, circumstances of incident are established.
January 5 three persons were killed and 29 were injured in the accident on the Federal highway in the Altai region. The accident occurred on the evening of January 4, 234-m kilometre of highway R-256 “Chuya road” near the village the Ukrainian of kosikhinskiy district. Faced buses LAZ and Higer, and also a cargo “Gazelle” and the SUV Audi Q7.