“This is a bus that was constantly used for passenger traffic. All documents for this bus, according to preliminary data, were in order, ”Osipova quotes TASS.
He noted that on the bridge where the incident occurred, there was "a working metal fence, a high curb fence of the pedestrian part of the bridge."
However, the governor said that a final assessment of the causes of the incident should be submitted by the investigation.
Earlier, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Maria Peychinovich-Burich expressed condolences in connection with the accident in the Trans-Baikal Territory.
On Sunday, December 1, as a result of a passenger bus falling into a river from a bridge in the Sretensky district of the Trans-Baikal Territory, 19 people died, including a driver, 19 more were hospitalized.
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, the State Avtodornadzor repeatedly revealed violations in the activities of the organizer of transportation of a bus that got into a traffic accident.
In turn, the transportation organizer said that the bus was inspected and had the necessary licenses, and the driver who drove it was experienced.
More details in the material RT.