This was stated by the press service of the Russian State Control Service for the Omsk Region.

The department said that the 72-year-old minibus driver lost control and drove into oncoming traffic, where he collided with a truck. As a result, the minibus crashed into a lighting pole.

“At the time of the accident, there were eight people in the cabin, four passengers required medical assistance,” the press service reports on Telegram.

A criminal case has been opened.

Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Lipetsk region announced the initiation of a criminal case into the fact of a car hitting three pedestrians at a bus stop in the city of Lebedyan.

On January 28, the Investigative Committee for the Krasnodar Territory announced the initiation of a criminal case in connection with an accident involving a bus in the Pavlovsk region.