Uzbek citizens, injured in road accidents in Kyrgyzstan, return to Tashkent

On instructions of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on 5 August 2017, the victims returned to Uzbekistan on special flight. The Uzbek doctors accompanied them.

The press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said the victims of the accident were taken to the Republican Scientific Research Center for Emergency Medical Care in Tashkent.

On 3 August 2017, automobile and passenger mini-van collided and 10 people were injured. The minivan included 11 people of Uzbekistan, including members of the children’s dance from Uzbekistan accompanied by adults. The injured were hospitalized.

Kyrgyz doctors after examining victims of the road accident, they expressed concern of the health state of Igor Orlov, born in 2016. He underwent surgery on 3 August. Other citizens received injuries of moderate severity, the Ministry of Emergency Situations clarified.

The Ministry of Emergencies said that the victims of the accident were accommodated in the Republican Scientific Center for Emergency Medical Care, where they receive necessary treatment under the supervision of the Center’s doctors. Psychologists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations provided the necessary psychological assistance.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan expressed its gratitude to representatives of the republican and local authorities, medical institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic for providing medical assistance to Uzbek citizens, solving the issues of organization of special flight from Tashkent to airport of Tumchi and back.