“The incident is serious, so I went to the scene of the accident ... In order to understand all the circumstances of the accident, an operational headquarters was organized together with representatives of law enforcement agencies,” wrote Sergei Tsivilev, head of the region, on his page on the VKontakte social network.
He visited the hospitals where the victims were taken, and talked with them and with the doctors.
According to him, two people are in serious condition in intensive care.
At the same time, the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate clarified to TASS that after the accident 29 people asked for medical help.
The Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Kemerovo Region instituted a criminal case on the provision of services that do not meet the requirements for the safety of life or the health of consumers, which resulted in the death of a person through negligence.
Earlier it was reported that one of the victims of an accident near Kemerovo died during surgery in a hospital.