MINSK, 4 Jan It was decided to transport the two Russian women most affected in an accident in the Vitebsk region of Belarus to Russia for further treatment, said the first deputy minister of health of the republic Elena Krotkova. collided with a tour bus. According to the ministry, there were 42 people on the bus, almost all of them were citizens of the Russian Federation, who were going on an excursion to Vitebsk. As a result of the accident, the driver of a car was killed, the passengers and the bus driver were hospitalized with injuries of varying severity. Alexander Gorbunov, deputy chief physician for surgical care at the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital, said that almost all Russians would be discharged on Tuesday. Honorary Consul of Russia in Vitebsk and Vitebsk region Yuri Sumaneev said that the Russian authorities are ready to provide assistance in transporting two victims with spinal injuries to their homeland. The bus driver, who lives in the Minsk region, will be transferred to a medical facility closer to home. «Three road accident victims will remain in the hospital tonight (in Vitebsk — ed.). The condition of two of them is assessed as moderate. The state of health is closer to satisfactory. Two hours ago, an online consultation was held with colleagues from the Center for Neurosurgery named after Academician N.N. Burdenko and the Federal Center for Disaster Medicine — the tactics of patient management were checked, an examination and consultation were carried out, laboratory tests, X-ray documentation, and computed tomography results were studied, «she said. in Vitebsk, the first deputy minister. She is quoted by the press service of the Ministry of Health in her Telegram channel. Krotkova noted that «a general decision has been made to transport Russian patients in an intensive care vehicle, which will be delivered from Russia.» According to her, «most likely, they will be delivered to Smolensk, and from there to their places of residence.» «No surgical interventions, additional instrumental examinations are required,» she emphasized. 
The Russians are planning to be discharged from road accidents in Belarus on Tuesday The First Deputy Minister of Health also said that «the transport for the main group of 40 people (they are being discharged from the hospital — ed.) Has already been prepared.» “As soon as the investigative actions are completed, the travel company will deliver the guests of Belarus to Minsk. Here they will be offered an alternative: continue the excursion or go home,” she said. Krotkova drew attention to the fact that these are mainly outpatients, everyone will be given discharge reports with diagnoses and recommendations. According to the Ministry of Health of Belarus, most of the victims of road accidents were diagnosed with fractures of the bones of the nose, cuts, bruises, abrasions. However, there is a fracture of the 12th thoracic vertebra and a fracture of the second lumbar vertebra. Another patient was diagnosed with a fracture of the right clavicle without displacement, and she did not need surgical treatment. In addition, the Belarusian driver has a fracture of the talus of the right foot. The rest are all in satisfactory condition.
