“All the victims are Transbaikal residents,” TASS quoted him as saying.
He also clarified that among the 16 identified victims, there were also only local residents.
Osipov promised to provide material assistance to the families of the dead and injured, its size will be determined in the near future. In addition, the authorities decide to declare mourning in the region.
According to the regional administration, the youngest of those injured in the accident is 12 years old, the oldest is 59 years old.
Earlier it became known that the driver of a bus that fell from a bridge into a river in the Trans-Baikal Territory died at the scene.
In total, 19 people were killed as a result of the accident and 19 were hospitalized.
Subsequently, six injured were delivered by helicopter to the Chita hospital.