Six hospitalized after bus-truck crash in Ulan-Ude
In Ulan-Ude, five passengers and the driver of a bus were hospitalized after an accident.
Consensus
- A bus collided with a truck on the intersection of Taежnaya and Lebedева streets in the October District of Ulan-Ude.
- Six people were injured in the accident: one bus driver and five passengers.
- All six injured individuals were hospitalized.
- The bus driver was trapped in the cabin and required rescue (deblocing).
- The incident occurred on August 27.
- The bus was operating on route №2.
- The bus had 19 passengers, a driver, and a conductor on board.
- Emergency services, including MCHS Russia, responded to the scene with 17 personnel and five units of equipment.
- The regional prosecutor's office is overseeing the investigation into the incident.
- The regional branch of the Investigative Committee initiated a pre-trial investigation under Article 238, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation regarding violation of safety requirements for transportation services.
Points of divergence
- Earlier in Ulan-Ude, a traffic accident involving a cargo vehicle and a bus resulted in nine people being injured. — riamo
- The collision occurred at a complex turn with limited visibility. — kommersant
- The truck involved was a Volvo, and the bus was a Volgabus. — vm
- The bus had a conductor on board. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- In Ulan-Ude, five bus passengers and the driver were hospitalized after an accident — РИАМО
- Six people injured in a bus and truck accident in Ulan-Ude — Коммерсантъ
- Six people injured in bus accident in Ulan-Ude — Вечерняя Москва
- Six people injured in bus accident in Ulan-Ude — Вести