Under the Beslan bus crashed into a truck

Vladikavkaz doctors are fighting for the lives of two children who was seriously injured in a car accident under Beslan. Bus Moscow - Yerevan at full speed and flew in standing on the side of the truck, 5 people died on the spot, more than 20 were injured.

All of the victims were Armenian citizens. It turns out that both the bus driver this year was brought to administrative responsibility, including for speeding. The accident happened at 4.30 am on the Federal highway "Caucasus" on the detour of the city of Beslan. The passenger bus "Mercedes" went on the route Moscow - Yerevan. On the side of the road was a car Transporter loaded with cars. As a result of collision the bus literally flew on the mast of the truck. Some cars from blow has fallen in a ditch. According to preliminary data, the bus driver could be distracted or asleep at the wheel. The accident killed 5 people, including the bus driver. 27 passengers were injured and taken to hospital in the Republic. Some of them are in serious condition.

At the moment of collision, almost all passengers of the bus slept. Immediately after the accident to the place of road accident there arrived the staff of the North Ossetian emergency situations and the traffic police. From the fuel tank of the bus, emergency workers poured all the diesel fuel, to avoid fire or explosion. At the scene continues investigation. Professionals need to conduct a series of calculations and measurements, to recover the details of the incident. Part of the route is closed to traffic in both directions.

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