5 killed in 2-vehicle collision in N Kazakhstan

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM – Five people were killed in a two-vehicle collision on a highway in North Kazakhstan region, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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The accident happened on the Kokshetau-Omsk highway near Aimak village in Taiynshin district of North Kazakhstan region this morning.

A Lexus vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane ramming into a VAZ-2104 vehicle. Both drivers and three passengers of the vehicles died at the scene.

Two more passengers who sustained various injuries were rushed to a hospital in Kokshetau.

The police are investigating.