UK opened a criminal case after an accident in the Altai Territory

Investigators have opened a criminal case after an accident in the Shipunovsky district of the Altai Territory, where six people died. This was reported on June 30 in the investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the region.

The department clarified that the case was initiated under Part 5 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation by a person driving a car of the rules of the road or operation of vehicles, which negligently resulted in the death of two or more persons").

"As part of the criminal case, UK investigators will have to establish all the circumstances of the traffic accident, the causes and conditions that contributed to the incident, and the necessary forensic examinations will be appointed," the Telegram channel said.

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Earlier that day, six people, including three minors, were killed in a collision between two passenger cars in the Altai Territory. It was noted that an investigation was being conducted into the incident in order to determine the causes of the incident.