1 killed, 9 injured on icy highway in Aktobe region
14:16, 22 December 2014
AKTOBE. KAZINFORM - A massive road accident on an icy highway in Aktobe region claimed life of one person and left 9 others in hospital.
According to reports, two passenger buses and the Toyota car collided on the icy Samara-Shymkent highway near Akzhar village on Sunday (December 21). The police say it is the driver of one of the buses who is to blame for the collision. He crossed into the oncoming lane, rammed into the Toyota car and the SETRA bus. All three vehicles ended up in a road ditch. Paramedics rushed the Toyota driver to the nearest hospital where he passed away. Nine people sustained various injuries, including a 13-year-old girl. An investigation has been launched.