An accident involving a minibus and a car in the Russian region of Stavropol killed eight people, the region’s governor Vladimir Vladimirov announced on Telegram on Sunday.
Earlier, the Main Directorate of the regional Emergency Situations Ministry reported that five citizens were killed in the road accident.
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"Today, a terrible, tragic accident occurred on the Astrakhan-Stavropol road in the Petrovsky city district, involving a minibus and a car. According to preliminary data, eight people died, a child was among the victims. Six people were injured," the governor wrote.
The governor ordered the region’s Health minister to head to the incident scene and organize assistance. He also expressed condolences to the families of the victims and assured them that all necessary assistance would be provided to the victims.
Authorities noted that the accident took place at 01:05 pm on the 502nd km of the Astrakhan-Stavropol highway. The minibus was en route from Maly Barkhanchak to Stavropol.
Last Friday, at least eight people were killed in a fire at a Russian hostel at Alma-Atinskaya street in the south of Moscow, a source in the emergency services told TASS.
“It has been established that eight people died in the fire, three more are being examined by medics at the moment,” the source said. “Rescuers continue clearing the debris.”
“The fire has engulfed three rooms and a corridor on the total area of 150 square meters. It has been already put out,” the source added.
The ministry added that the fire was extinguished at 00:47 Moscow time on Friday. The firefighters rescued eight people from the fire, while 200 people were evacuated from the high-rise apartment building.
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