Five members of one family killed in road accident in Karaganda region

BALKHASH. KAZINFORM Head-on crash of two vehicles led to death of almost entire family in Karaganda region, Kazinform learned from the press office of the regional police department.

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A father, a mother and three underage children were killed, when their car Opel Vectra crossed into the closed section of the road and crashed head-on with Howo dump truck driven by a 25-year-old man.

The horrific tragedy happened on Friday, August 26, at around 11:00pm, on the Priozyorsk-Balkhash highway, 23km away from Gulshat village.

The driver of the Opel Vectra, his 30-year-old spouse, and their three underage children died at the scene of the accident. The surviving child was hospitalized with injuries.

An investigation is underway.