In Buryatia, five people were injured after a car fell into a lake.

In the city of Babushkin, five people were injured as a result of a car falling into a lake. This was reported on November 18 in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Buryatia.

"In the town of Babushkin, in the Mayak area, near Lake Baikal, a 15-year—old driver of a Toyota Sprinter Carib car, who was not allowed to drive, lost control and drove off the road into the lake," the department's Telegram channel says.

It is specified that the driver of the car and four other passengers, including two girls and two boys, were injured. All participants in the accident are 15 years old. They received minor injuries in the form of bruises and abrasions.

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