Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 15 June, a traffic accident occurred in Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan, involving several vehicles, including a bus carrying citizens of Uzbekistan.

At about 3 o’clock on 15 June, spontaneous combustion of the trailer of a truck "Scania" occurred at the 544th km of the road. As the strong fire spread over a large area, traffic was stopped and a traffic jam formed on the road.

At 03.40, 550-600 meters before the burning trailer, the DAF truck driver collided with ten vehicles standing on the road in the following direction: two Toyota Camry, Audi 100, two Van Hol passenger buses, Chevrolet Cobalt, Daimler Chrysler , BMW X5, Toyota Alphard, Audi 80. Four vehicles caught fire after the collision: a DAF truck, two passenger buses and one Audi.

There were 31 citizens of Uzbekistan in one of the bus. Three of them received moderate injuries. They were hospitalized in a medical facility in Taraz.