An accident occurred in Mirzo-Ulugbek district

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 5 April, in the Mirzo-Ulugbek district of Tashkent, at about 2.35 hours, two cars - Mercedes-Benz and Matiz - collided at the intersection of Mustakillik and Shakhrisabz streets.

As a result of an accident, the driver of a car brand "Matiz" 67-year-old S.S. and his two received injuries and were hospitalized, the press service of Tashkent city police said.

The preliminary cause of the accident: the driver of the car "Mercedes-Benz" drove on the prohibitive signal of the traffic light and made a collision with Matiz car.

The driver of a Mercedes-Benz car disappeared from the scene of the accident, did not report what had happened to the law enforcement authorities, did not call an ambulance for the victims.

As a result of operational search activities, the Mercedes-Benz driver was detained. He was a resident of the Tashkent region 33-year-old Elyor M.