In the North Kazakhstan region, a road accident involving 5 vehicles occurred on the republican highway "Petropavlovsk – Kokshetau" near the village of Kremenchug. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the regional police department, the tragic incident happened on October 15 at around 08:00.
The collision involved three passenger cars and two KamAZ trucks.
"As a result of the accident, three passengers of an Audi passenger car died from their injuries," police said.
The driver of this car and another passenger were taken to a medical facility. The drivers of the other vehicles were not injured.
An investigation is currently underway. The causes and circumstances of the accident are being established.