The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case after an accident with victims on the Tyumen - Khanty-Mansiysk highway

The Investigative Committee for the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug opened a criminal case after an accident on the Tyumen-Khanty-Mansiysk highway, in which 12 people died, reports , citing the department. Interfax

The case was opened under Part 5 of Article 264 and Part 3 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code (violation of traffic rules resulting in the death of two or more persons through negligence, and provision of services that do not meet safety requirements).

“To date, investigators are inclined to believe that the bus driver lost control of the vehicle, which was the cause of the accident,” the Investigative Committee noted.

According to investigators, “the transfer of children was not properly coordinated and was carried out without the obligatory escort for such routes.”

According to the latest information, 12 people died in the accident. on the road collided Two cars, a truck and a bus . An Interfax source said that the truck hit the middle part of the bus and broke it into two parts. It carried a children's sports acrobatics team.