VLADIVOSTOK, October 16 A citizen of the People's Republic of China who was driving a bus carrying tourists in an accident in Primorye, according to preliminary data, did not take into account the speed limit, reports the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in its Telegram channel.
A tourist bus traveling from China to Ussuriysk lost control on Monday and slid into a ditch in Primorye. According to various sources, there were about 50 passengers on the bus. In the road accident, two people died and 17 were injured, the regional government reported. According to police, 20 people were hospitalized. The regional Ministry of Health reported that after the accident, 30 victims were taken to the hospital, 29 of them were hospitalized. The head of the regional tourism agency, Arseny Krepsky, said that only Russian tourists were on the bus, the driver was a Chinese citizen, and the bus belonged to a Chinese company. A criminal case has been opened regarding the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements and violation of traffic regulations.
«According to preliminary data, the bus driver, a citizen of the People's Republic of China, did not take into account the speed limit and drove off the road,» said the head of the Khasansky Department of Internal Affairs, police colonel Andrei Sukhoivan, whose video commentary is given in the message.
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