This is stated on the website of the department.

“A criminal case has been instituted on this fact under Part 5 of Art. 264 of the Criminal Code of Russia (“Violation of the rules of the road, resulting in the death of two or more persons”), ”the report says.

At the same time, it is noted that the regional prosecutor’s office took control of the investigation into this criminal case.

Earlier in the Orenburg region a minibus and a truck collided. According to recent reports, six people were killed. Two more people are hospitalized.

According to the preliminary version, the driver of the minivan drove into the oncoming lane and crashed into a lorry.