“At present, the suspect has been detained; in the near future, the investigator intends to appeal to the court with a motion to select a preventive measure in the form of detention,” the statement said.

In the evening of August 7, an accident occurred on the 16th km of the Novorossiysk-Kerch highway in the Krasnodar Territory involving a sightseeing bus and a passenger car.

After the accident, 44 people were hospitalized. As a result of the accident, three people were killed, including two children.

The IC opened a criminal case under the articles “Violation of traffic rules that resulted in the death of two or more persons” and “Provision of services that do not meet safety requirements for children under the age of 6 years.”