Five people were killed and nine others were injured in a traffic accident in the Krasnodar region. The driver at fault was not authorized to carry passengers.
The accident occurred last night on the Kavkaz highway in Pavlovsky area According to the Krasnodar Krai Ministry of Internal Affairs, preliminary information indicates that the driver of a scheduled bus fell asleep at the wheel. He was transporting passengers from Moscow to Nalchik. The bus crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Hyundai truck.
The Krasnodar Prosecutor's Office reports that the driver responsible for the accident did not have a license to transport passengers. There were 15 passengers and two drivers on the bus, Interfax reports.
It is known that two passengers and the bus driver, as well as a passenger and the driver of the truck, died.