Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 9
Trend:
A passenger bus overturned on the Almaty - Astana highway in Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan on February 7, the interior department of the region said, RIA Novosti reported.
Ten people were killed as a result of the accident.
"According to the preliminary data, a resident of South Kazakhstan region Begalayev was driving a bus in the direction of Shymkent," News-Kazakhstan reported. "The bus overturned on a slippery road. As a result, 10 people were killed. The timely medical care was rendered to the rest passengers."
Three bus passengers were hospitalized in the city of Priozersk.
The pre-trial investigation of the accident on the 394 km of the Almaty - Astana highway was initiated. The bus driver is in a temporary detention center now. At present, the cause of the accident is being determined. A number of forensic examinations will be held.
Edited by CN
