Seven people are in serious condition after a bus accident near Tula – Mail.Ru

Currently, the number of deaths of 7 people, the source said.

All victims directed at three regional hospitals – in the city of Nodal, Kireevsk and Bogoroditsk.

Rescue work at the accident site is almost complete. Rescuers using tractor set a bus on wheels and towed from the scene.

At the moment, traffic on this stretch of road is restored, but not completely of a finding at the scene of things passengers.

According to reports, at 2:10 MSK 221 km of federal highway “Don” in Uzlovsky District en route from Moscow-Yerevan Hyundai passenger bus fell on its side.

On the bus were 59 passengers, mostly Armenian citizens. Among the passengers had no children.

According to preliminary version, the bus driver fell asleep at the wheel. The bus drove about another 200 meters and then fell on its side. The fire in the cabin was not.

Currently, bus passengers are in the temporary accommodation, which began to operate in the building of the cinema “Youth” in the Hub.

In the Main Directorate of Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for Tula region opened telephone “hot line” – 8 (4872) 21-16-09.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Tula region is considered in two versions, which could cause an accident a passenger bus near Tula, en route from Moscow to Yerevan.

«Currently, considered two of the most likely causes of the accident – the driver fell asleep at the wheel and a technical failure of the vehicle,” – said to “Interfax” head of the press service the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs Andrei Yartsev.

He said that the accident occurred at 2:10 am on the 221-kilometer federal highway “Don” near the village of Akim-Ilinka Uzlovsky district of Tula region.

«According to preliminary data, the driver lost control and made the rollover of the vehicle,” – said Yartsev.