Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 27 August, at around 07:18 am, the duty unit of the Tyulkubas Regional Police Department received a message about a traffic accident. Arriving at the scene, the police found that at the intersection at km 601 near the village of Shakpak, the bus driver lost control and drove to the side of the road, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan reports.

During the check, it turned out that the bus was traveling from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan. There were foreign citizens in the cabin. As a result of the accident, about 12 people with injuries were hospitalized in the nearest hospital.

This fact was registered under Part 2 of Article 345 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. All the circumstances of the incident are established. Examinations have been appointed.