Sunday, October 5, 2014

Sleepy driver crashed military convoy – BBC

Sleepy driver crashed military convoy – BBC

In the Rostov region there was another serious accident involving cars the Defense Ministry. In an accident killed five soldiers, 15 more were injured. Follow in the same direction wagon literally shoved two army car off the track, after which they overturned. According to preliminary data, the truck driver could not fall asleep at the wheel.

The accident occurred in the area Tarasovskoye area around 3.30 Sunday. In the morning, the Defense Ministry gave a brief provided official information about the incident.

«As a result of hitting moving in the same direction MAN car running civil driver is overturned military vehicles” Ural “and” UAZ “, in which there were military contract service, – the report says the military. – In a traffic accident killed 5 and injured 15 contract servicemen ».

Other official information about what happened yet – despite the usual serious accident has not got any reports of local MOE nor the regional traffic police. In this case, the two agencies even on weekends regularly informed and less serious accidents.

In the police of the agency “Interfax” made it clear that a military truck towed commander “UAZ-452″ (“loaf”), in which There were three military.

«UAZ” literally flatten out, and three were in it the soldiers died on the spot.

Also, injuries incompatible with life, got two soldiers, who were traveling in an army truck, “- said the agency interlocutor. Of the 15 wounded soldiers, seven were in serious condition – all the victims were promptly delivered to the victims taken to the Miller and Tarasovskaya hospitals, they have already arrived and are working military doctors.

Official information about the causes of the accident the Ministry of Defense has not yet spread. According to that same source, the investigation is inclined to believe that the truck driver could not fall asleep at the wheel.

«According to preliminary information, the cars with the military and wagon, which crashed into them, moving in the same direction,” – said the source. “According to preliminary reports, the driver of the wagon could not fall asleep at the wheel, and then was unable to avoid a collision with army vehicles,” – said the agency interlocutor.

Photos and videos from the accident scene, which could help to understand the picture of what happened, while also missing.

The only picture from the accident results in the publication “South Region”. At the same time, judging by the pictures, a preliminary version raises some questions. The back of the “UAZ” absolutely not damaged, which indicates that the van did not hit the car from behind. If the accident occurred as a result of an unsuccessful attempt to overtake, it’s hard to imagine that the truck driver could not sleep at this time.

After the accident, the driver MAN was not hiding from the scene of the accident, investigators are working with him. To investigate the causes of the accident, a commission of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense.

In the past six months in the Rostov region is the fifth fatal accident involving the military, and two of them took place in late September.

On Sunday, September 21 army truck driver “Tiger” made a massive accident in Rostov -on-Don. Ignoring traffic signal machine soldiers crashed into several cars, and then tried to escape.

rammed several cars, the driver “Tiger” hit a brick wall of a private house. In the accident, two people died – the taxi driver and the passenger of his car.

Another accident on September 25 in the area of ​​Taganrog accept the military “KamAZ”. Coming out into the oncoming lane, truck rammed three cars. In the clash injuring five people, one died.

In addition, on April 24 in the region occurred just two serious accidents involving cars the Defense Ministry.

Then in the course of a series of military exercises of army units to regroup on public roads. In one incident, BTR, following in the column, drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with VAZ-2105. In a collision, killing two people who were in the “Lada”, as well as the military, driving armored vehicle.

In another accident, the driver-mechanic combat vehicle was unable to miss a parked car on the side of the DPS. Located next to the police car the man died on the spot. Traffic police officer was seriously injured.

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