Passenger bus collided with a truck on Astana-Petropavlovsk road, victims - Kazakh Emergency Ministry
10:33, 8 June 2013
ASTANA. June 8. KAZINFORM - On the highway called Astana-Petropavlovsk a passenger bus crashed with a truck, there are victims, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency of Kazakhstan informs. It happened at 02:10 a.m. in the Akmola region at 175 km of the Astana-Petropavlovsk highway. The "Mercedes" bus hit the truck, and then "Gas" truck caught on fire.
As a result of the accident the bus driver died on the spot, 4 passengers of the bus have been hospitalized.
In fire suppression have been involved 7 personnel and 2 units of fire service vehicles from the Akmola region of Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency, and 3 people and 1 item of equipment of the same Ministry.