Five people were hospitalized as a result of an accident with soldiers of the battalion "Azov" in Mariupol, informs management of traffic police of the MIA of Ukraine in Donetsk region on the first day of the week.

before the local media said that yesterday around midnight in the area of Mariupol bus station committed to the accident with participation of the car with soldiers of the battalion " Azov ". According to witnesses, the soldiers were drunk. In "Azov" assured that there are no fatalities, the accident occurred when the wounded soldiers were transported from Shirokino, and the driver of the vehicle at the intersection missed the ambulance.

according to traffic police, the accident occurred yesterday evening in the Zhovtnevy region of the city - facing Car " ambulance that was transporting wounded soldiers, and the Car Daewoo Lanos.

"as a result of the accident Five people were taken to hospital. The car "first aid" under control of a 36-year-old fighter regiment "Azov" was carried from Shirokino to the hospital wounded soldiers." The ambulance was moving at a red light with the included flashing light blue color, " informs the SAI.

in the end, the accident damaged the driver and 30-the summer passenger " ambulance ", and a 42-year-old driver of the car and his two passengers. On this fact opened criminal proceedings with untested qualification under the item "non-observance of road safety by persons driving vehicles" of the criminal code of Ukraine. The pretrial investigation is held.

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