Sunday, December 4, 2016

The tragedy in Ugra: in a major accident under the Khanty-Mansi killed ten children – RIA Novosti

04.12.2016

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MOSCOW, 4 Dec — RIA Novosti. a Major accident occurred in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous district. According to the latest data, the victims of the PTA were 12 people, including 10 teenagers from the team for sports acrobatics.

What happened

Bus, truck and two cars collided on 926 kilometer of the highway Tyumen — Khanty-Mansiysk. The bus was carrying three dozen kids sport team returned to Nefteyugansk from the competition in sports acrobatics.

According to preliminary data, the culprit of the accident was the bus driver who made a skid.

“One of the reasons for the accident is bad weather and heavy precipitation in the form of snow”, — informs the Ministry of internal Affairs.

the accident killed ten children and two adults. Another 23 people were injured, they were taken to the district hospital of Khanty-Mansiysk. Among the victims — 20 children, 16 of them are in serious condition. The bus driver also was hospitalized.

To help children in Khanty-Mansiysk went doctors from Moscow, the team of neurosurgeons of the Russian children’s clinical hospital and the experts from the Institute of pediatric surgery.

SK finds out the causes of the accident

investigators opened a criminal case under article “Violation of traffic rules, entailed on imprudence death of two or more persons” and “Rendering services not meeting safety requirements”.

“Investigators are inclined to believe that the bus driver lost control of the vehicle that caused the accident,” — said the official representative of SK Svetlana Petrenko.

According to investigators, the bus was transporting children without the required maintenance, the flight has not been duly negotiated.

According to the regional Department of MIA, a bus driver for the last two years was seven times prosecuted for violation of traffic rules, including four times for driving a vehicle with faults.

against the driver elected a measure of restraint. His blood examined for the content of alcohol. In addition, the consequence finds out, whether there was a proper bus.

the head of the UK has sent to help in the investigation skilled criminalists of the Main Department of criminalistics.

At the place of accident on the highway Tyumen — Khanty-Mansiysk

Mourning

authorities of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug announced on Monday, December 5, a day of mourning.

At the scene set up operational headquarters, in the hotel “Olympic” opened a point of reception for parents of children and their families. Psychologists and doctors provide assistance to the relatives of the victims, they also went to the hospital where the victims.

Center of emergency psychological aid EMERCOM has opened a “hot line” — 8-800-775-17-17 another line 8-3467-397-777 — organized a regional emergency Department.

the authorities are warning that social networks began to appear fraudulent ads about the fundraiser and blood for children. These reports are not true, extra charges has not been announced, said the regional government.

“of Course, we don’t mind if people want to volunteer. But as planned, without any emergency exits. In the usual, regular mode, take blood,” — said the representative of the government.

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