New details of the accident involving the Belarusian micro bus in Ukraine. As it turned out, all 17 people who were in the salon are citizens of our country. Today early in the morning, on the highway "Odessa-Gomel" near the village of Krivoye Ozero, a minibus crashed into a truck, which, according to preliminary data, stood on the right side of the roadway, because of a breakdown. The driver and four passengers of the minibus were killed on the spot. Among them is the owner of the carrier. Another 12 people were hospitalized. The condition of one patient is extremely difficult, he is in intensive care. We managed to get in touch with a police representative of Mykolaiv Region by telephone and find out the details of the road accident.
Elena Berezhnaya, the official representative of the National Police in Mykolaiv Region of Ukraine (by phone):
"Now all victims are being identified. It is already known that all 12 people are citizens of Belarus, residents of Gomel and Gomel Region. A criminal case was initiated based on part 2 of the Criminal Code article "Violations of road safety rules."
In the near future, the Ukrainian side will create a hot line for the relatives of the victims of the accident. The Embassy of Belarus in Kiev together with the Ukrainian side, resolves all the necessary issues. We will follow the situation.
