The number of victims of road accidents in Kalmykia has increased to 14

The number of injured as a result of the collision of a minibus with a truck in Kalmykia has increased to 14 people. This was announced on May 19 by the press service of the Federal Center for Disaster Medicine (FCMC) of the Russian Ministry of Health.

"<...> on the night of May 19 in the Republic of Kalmykia, a minibus collided with a truck. 21 people were injured, seven of them passengers died," the department wrote on its Telegram channel.

It is reported that 11 people were taken to the Yustinsky district hospital, eight of whom continue to be treated on an outpatient basis.

Three patients in moderate condition were transferred to the hospital of the Alexander-Mariinsky Regional Clinical Hospital in Astrakhan, the statement said.

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The accident occurred earlier in the day. A criminal case has been opened. The Republican Prosecutor's Office took control of the investigation of the accident.