The driver of a bus involved in an accident in the Tula region was distracted during the trip

A bus driver who was involved in an accident in the Tula region on the M-4 Don highway lost his concentration for a while during the trip, which led to an accident. The driver of the transport himself told Izvestia about this on August 5.

"I was just distracted, that's all," the man said.

Also, one of the injured passengers shared that at the time of the incident, the vehicle skidded on the road, and it turned over on its side, but then got back on its wheels.

"I dozed off for three minutes, woke up. They started skidding, turned over on their side, and people fell down. I fell out of the window, and he got back on the wheels," he clarified.

The passenger noted that after that he called the rescue services and traffic police, who arrived at the scene of the incident a few minutes later.

Trouble at the crossing: bus collided with train in Leningrad region

According to the press service of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, one person was killed and 16 others were injured.

The collision of a passenger bus in the Tula region became known earlier that day. It was noted that the accident occurred on the highway M-4 "Don". The cause of the accident could be heavy fog on the road. Later, the Ministry of Health reported that 39 people were injured in the accident, 35 of them were hospitalized. A criminal case has also been opened into the incident.

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