In St. Petersburg, the minibus crashed into a garbage truck: 7 victims

In St. Petersburg on Thursday in the Frunze district there was an accident involving a minibus. The minibus crashed into a containers. According to preliminary data, up to seven people suffered, two of them are in serious condition.

According to RIA Novosti in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg, the accident occurred at about 12:20 Moscow time on Bucharest Street. "According to preliminary data, as a result, six people were injured, two of which are in serious condition," the press service noted.

According to other sources, the accident occurred at the house number 116 on Bucharest Street at about 10 a.m., while the number of victims reaches seven people. According to one source, the number of a minibus accident 58, according to the ambulance service - number 56.

Six passengers and a driver were injured in the accident (he was assisted on the spot), of which two were sent to the Ambulance Research Institute (one in serious condition). Four more passengers in a state of moderate severity were delivered to the 26th city hospital, Fontanka.ru reports.

The circumstances of the incident are established. According to the press service of the traffic police, according to the preliminary version, the minibus driver fell asleep at the wheel.