In the Zhetysu region, a minibus carrying passengers crashed into the trailer of a truck traveling in the same direction. Two people died at the scene, and ten passengers were injured and hospitalized. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The accident occurred on 17 October at around 09:30 at the 143rd kilometer of the Almaty–Ust-Kamenogorsk highway, near the village of Zholaman in the Kerbulak district. Information about the accident appeared on social media.
The police department of the Zhetysu region reported that a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus was traveling southbound. According to preliminary data, its driver collided with the trailer of a KamAZ truck moving in the same direction.
"As a result of the accident, two people died at the scene. Another ten Sprinter passengers were taken to a medical facility with various injuries," the police said.
The minibus driver was detained and placed in a temporary detention facility. A criminal case was opened over the accident. Police are establishing the causes and circumstances of the collision.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that three passenger cars and two KamAZ trucks collided on the Petropavlovsk–Kokshetau highway. A kindergarten director and two teachers from the North Kazakhstan region died in the accident. Two other people were hospitalized.