Road accident in Kazakhstan's Karaganda kills nine

Nine people were killed in a terrible road accident on a motorway in Karaganda Region in the early morning of August 19.

The information was published on the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, NUR.kz reports.

According to the agency, on August 19 at 6.00 am, an accident involving cars Toyota Camry 70 and Honda Odyssey occurred on the road Balkhash - Priozersk, 5 km from the village of Gulshat.

"As a result of the road accident, 9 people died on the spot. One passenger was taken to a medical facility," said the head of the Balkhash police department Aitken Kadrin. A pre-trial investigation has been launched on this fact. Appropriate expertise has been appointed.