Five people died in an accident involving a bus and a Kamaz on the Caucasus highway near Zheleznovodsk

The prosecutor's office of the Stavropol Territory organized an investigation into the collision of a passenger bus and a Kamaz on the Caucasus federal highway near Zheleznovodsk.

As a result of the accident, five people died and another 24, including five children, were injured.

The prosecutor's office will check the implementation of legislation on road safety and passenger transportation.

MOSCOW, August 30 - RIA Novosti. The prosecutor's office of the Stavropol Territory organized an investigation into the collision of a Georgia-Moscow passenger bus and a KamAZ on the Caucasus federal highway near Zheleznovodsk, which resulted in the death of five people and injuries to 24 more, the regional prosecutor's office reported.

Earlier, the regional State Traffic Inspectorate reported that on the night of August 30, on the 3rd kilometer of the Caucasus federal highway, the driver of a bus traveling along the Georgia-Moscow route chose an unsafe speed and could not maintain the distance from the Kamaz in front. There was a collision, after which the bus slid into a ditch. As a result, five people died and another 24, including five children, were injured.

“The regional prosecutor’s office has organized an investigation into an accident involving passenger transport... Based on this fact, the prosecutor’s office of the city of Zheleznovodsk is conducting an inspection, during which an assessment will be made of the implementation of legislation on road safety and passenger transportation,” the regional prosecutor’s office said in a message on the channel on the Max platform.