Continued: the causes of bus collision with a truck near Ryazan
In the Ryazan region a passenger bus Moscow-Elista collided with a truck, resulting in two people died and another 31 were injured. It is reported TASS with reference to the Edinaya dezhurno-dispatching service of Mikhailovsky district.
Information about the accident on the 215-kilometer Federal highway M6 “Kaspiy” was received at the remote duty on Wednesday, April 5, at about 23:30, said in the regional Department of EMERCOM of Russia. According to preliminary data, the truck with the numbers of the Tambov region, drove into the oncoming lane, then occurred head-on collision with the bus.
The collision killed the driver and the passenger of the bus has 31 people, including the truck driver, were hospitalized in St. Michael Central regional hospital. “Of these, eight children with minor injuries — bruises, abrasions, six people in serious condition, 14 — in condition of medium gravity”, — said in the service.
In the aftermath of the accident involved 37 people and 13 units of equipment. “At the scene police work, on the fact of failure is checked”, — the head reported a press-service of management of the Affairs of the Ryazan region Alexander Ponomarev.