Continued: the Number of victims of road accident in Tatarstan has increased to 13
State of emergency introduced in the zainskiy district of the Republic of Tatarstan, where on Sunday in the accident, ten people were killed and 12 injured. It is reported TASS with reference to the press service of the emergencies Ministry of Tatarstan.
“A regime of emergency municipal character entered by the decision of the Chairman CSPB [of the Commission on prevention and liquidation of emergency situations and ensuring fire safety] Zainsk district,” — said the press service.
To the place of accident flew the Prime Minister of Tatarstan Alexei Pesoshin and head of service Rafis Khabibullin.
Press Secretary of the regional Ministry of health Aigul Salimzyanova told RIA Novosti that among the dead are two children. In hospitals are 12 victims, four of them in serious condition. They are all adults, said a representative of the office.
The representative of the regional Glaucus Ministry of emergency situations told Turan, that the bus driver is alive and testifying. “The bus driver gives evidence in the police Department,” he said.
The driver of the truck was not hurt.
MOE after the accident has opened a hot line in Tatarstan, Samara and Izhevsk. “In the Main Department of EMERCOM of Russia in Tatarstan operates a telephone hotline for an accident in the zainskiy district — (843) 227-46-96, 227-45-63. The telephone hotline of the main Department of EMERCOM of Russia in Samara region (846) 337-72-82. The telephone hotline of the main Department of EMERCOM of Russia on the Udmurt Republic — (83412) 51-45-50”, — stated in the message.
The accident near the town of Zainsk in Tatarstan occurred in the night of Sunday, July 2. Faced truck “KAMAZ” and bus “the Neoplan” following from Samara to Izhevsk. Because of the impact the bus overturned and caught fire. According to preliminary data, ten people were killed and 12 were injured. The bus had 28 people including the driver.
On the causes of the accident is not reported.