Minibus with passengers rolled down a slope into Lake Baikal

In the Olkhonsky district of the Irkutsk region, a minibus with passengers rolled down a slope into Lake Baikal, as a result, several people were injured. This was announced on August 8 in the main directorate (GU) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the region.

"This afternoon, the minibus started moving involuntarily and rolled down the slope into Lake Baikal. There were people in the cabin at the time of the incident. They were injured," the department's Telegram channel says.

They added that police and emergency services are currently working at the scene. All the circumstances of the incident are being established.

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