A Mercedes Sprinter minibus and a Mercedes truck collided head-on in Staryya Darohi district, Minsk region. Three people were killed in the crash, including a 19-year-old woman.
The accident occurred today at around 7 a.m. on the R-43 highway, “Border with the Russian Federation – Krychaŭ – Babruysk – Ivatsyevichy,” near the village of Novyya Darohi. The 21-year-old driver of the Mercedes Sprinter was travelling towards Babruysk. He moved into the oncoming lane, where he collided head-on with a truck driven by a 54-year-old man. Both drivers and a 19-year-old female passenger in the minibus died at the scene.
An investigative task force, traffic police officers, emergency personnel, and representatives of the regional directorate and central office of the Investigative Committee are working at the scene.
Investigators, together with forensic specialists and experts from the State Forensic Examination Committee, are documenting evidence from the crash, collecting items relevant to the investigation and questioning witnesses.
A criminal case has been opened over the accident under Part 3 of Article 317 of the Belarusian Criminal Code (“Violation of traffic rules or vehicle operation rules resulting in the accidental death of two or more people”).
At the instruction of Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakou, the head of the Interior Ministry’s Main Traffic Police Directorate, Viktar Rotchankau, was dispatched to the scene.