One person was killed and seven, including four children, were injured as a result of capsizing of a boat on the Volga in the Volgograd region. About it “lente.ru” has informed a source in law enforcement bodies.
According to him, around 18:00 near the city of Nikolaevsk at the crossing of the Volga capsized boat that had four adults and four children. Seven managed to escape, all of them taken to hospital, the eighth died, and his body now looking for the emergency workers.
In the southern investigation Department of transport TFR confirmed the information about the accident and said that has already begun pre-investigation checks on the fact of rendering of services of transportation of people on the boat that does not meet the requirements of safety of life and health.
“July 5, 2017, about 18 hours, it was reported that in Nikolaevsk, Volgograd region on the Volga river, at a distance of about 200 meters from the shore capsized motor boat “Beam 9″ in which there were eight people, including four minors. The driver of a motor boat have taken all necessary measures to rescue passengers, but one of the men never turned up, his body now wanted. At the scene began working investigative team,” — said “the Tape.ru” the official representative of Department Anna Keresman.
She said that, according to preliminary data the skipper was carrying a group of passengers to the other shore. When “Ray” came out on the open water, he got hit by high waves caused by strong wind, and that was the cause of the tragedy.