2024-05-10 21:07:30
What do we know regarding the accident of a bus which sank in Moika following falling from a bridge at the end of May 10?
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On May 10, around one o’clock in the followingnoon, the bus of line 262 drove from the Kryukov Canal to the left onto Bolshaya Morskaya Street, which in this place is the Moika Embankment, and went to the Potseluev bridge. But instead of turning right onto the bridge into his lane, he swerved, jumped into oncoming traffic, hit two cars, turned around and slammed into the bridge fence, going through it . The bus fell into the water and sank within seconds.
People from passing cars rushed into the water to help passengers. These are Dagestani Idris Gadzhiev, Shakhbad Dzhabrailov, Muhammad Gasanov, native of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Ergashev, native of Kazakhstan Erkhan Akhanov. The latter said that a certain Vladimir helped him, and, according to Fontanka, a person with that name later sought medical help due to frostbite. In addition, the crews of the river boats that were nearby became involved.
Divers pulled people out of the water, the victims were taken to hospitals, including the Djanelidze Research Institute and Municipal Hospital No. 26. One of them told how the inside of the bus instantly filled with water and how he tried to catch it. the last breaths of air from the ceiling with his mouth.
Emergency services initially reported that nine people had been rescued from the bus. On the evening of May 10, it was learned that seven passengers had died.
Once the rescue operation was completed, the bus was pulled from the water and taken away, presumably for investigation purposes. Criminal proceedings were initiated under Part 5 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of the rules for operating a vehicle, leading to the death of two or more persons due to negligence) and under of article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Russian Federation (provision of services not meeting security requirements).
The bus driver was arrested as a suspect. There is little information regarding him: he is Rakhmatshoh Kurbonov, 44, from Tajikistan, who probably previously worked as a conductor for another carrier. The court file retained information regarding a protocol drawn up once morest him for leaving the scene of an accident in which he got into with his car in 2022, but the case was later classified as insignificant and he himself received a verbal reprimand.
According to Fontanka, the driver himself, when questioned following the bus crash, reported a brake malfunction. And in the media, with reference to his wife, information appeared that the man rested for a few hours before leaving for the flight following working until the night the day before.
A representative of the carrier said that the bus recently, on May 7, underwent a technical inspection and the driver underwent a medical examination before departure. A day earlier, according to the company, its employee worked a 12-hour shift, including 8 hours of work, the work and rest schedule was respected.
A full audit has been launched once morest the taxi company itself. Based on its results, a recommendation will be made – and Fontanka’s interlocutors believe that the likely outcome will be the termination of existing contracts with the company.
St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov expressed his condolences. According to him, a commission was created to establish all the circumstances and provide assistance to the victims.
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