The key facts

  • The accident occurred on October 26 at around 23:30 on a local road in the Katta Novkat mahalla
  • Driver M.Kh., born in 2006, died in hospital from his injuries
  • A case has been opened under Part 2 of Article 266 of the Criminal Code — violation of traffic safety rules resulting in a person's death

Circumstances of the accident

On October 26, at around 23:30, a fatal traffic accident occurred in the Shakhrisabz district of the Kashkadarya region. According to the regional Internal Affairs Department's Road Traffic Safety Directorate, 20-year-old driver M.Kh., born in 2006, while driving a VAZ-2105, lost control of the steering and hit a tree on the roadside of a local road passing through the Katta Novkat mahalla. The department reported this; the post was prepared by Zamon.uz.

The victim and the criminal case

The driver died in hospital from his injuries. Following the incident, the investigative unit of the Shakhrisabz district Internal Affairs Department opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 266 of the Criminal Code — violation of traffic safety rules or vehicle operation rules resulting in a person's death. Investigative actions are currently ongoing. The Uzbek-language version of the report cites the same circumstances — the time, location, car model and the Criminal Code article — with reference to the regional Yo‘l harakati xavfsizligi boshqarmasi, while Gazeta.uz additionally notes that the accident occurred on a road passing through the mahalla and confirms the driver's death in hospital.