“According to updated data, the bus driver was distracted from driving, and therefore ran over the support of the heating main,” the report said.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after the accident, 28 people sought medical help.

In the evening of August 23 in Izhevsk, a bus collided with a pipeline with hot water.

After the accident, 25 injuries were reported, including six hospitalized. The driver was sober at the time of the accident. A criminal case has been opened.

At the end of July, Realnoe Vremya reported that Kazan noted a decrease in the number of accidents caused by bus drivers.