In Kyzyl, a minibus driver hit five pedestrians at a crossing

In Kyzyl, the driver of the Gazelle shuttle bus ran a red light and hit five pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing.

Among the pedestrians hit were children, all of whom were hospitalized.

KRASNOYARSK, August 30 – RIA Novosti. The bus driver ran a red traffic light in Tuva and hit five people, including children, at a pedestrian crossing; they were hospitalized, reports the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the republic.

According to the headquarters, the accident occurred on Sunday at 19.09 (15.09 Moscow time) in Kyzyl at the intersection of Kochetov and Bukhtueva streets.

“The driver of the Gazelle shuttle bus, traveling in a westerly direction, drove through a prohibiting traffic light and hit five pedestrians, among whom were children. At the time of the incident, the pedestrians were crossing the roadway at a traffic light that allowed them,” the report says.