A car accident claimed man's life in N Kazakhstan

PETROPAVLOVSK. May 4. KAZINFORM A tragic road accident happened yesterday on Astana-Petropavlovsk highway in North Kazakhstan region, the press service of the region's department of internal affairs reports.

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On preliminary data, a 25-year-old Mercedes driver fell asleep, the car crossed into the oncoming lane and crashed into Shacman truck.

According to the region's department of internal affairs, the Mercedes driver died at the scene, three adult passengers and two children, 3 and 1, were admitted to a hospital. The truck driver had no injuries.