The key facts
- Driver J.Z. dropped off passengers at a stop and left the bus without engaging the parking brake
- The bus began moving on its own; the driver died trying to stop it
- The incident occurred on November 7, reported by Tashshahartranskhizmat
Incident on Route 82
On November 7, a bus driver working on Route 82 of the joint-stock company Tashshahartranskhizmat died in Tashkent. The company itself reported this, and its statement was quoted by Kun.uz.
What happened according to the company
According to the statement, the driver, whose initials are given as J.Z.,dropped off passengers at a stop and, while leaving the bus, did not engage the parking brake, violating, in the company's wording, safety rules and technical requirements. As a result, the bus began moving on its own. The driver tried to stop the vehicle but ended up underneath it and died.
What is known and what remains unknown
Both available reports trace back to a single statement by Tashshahartranskhizmat, so the account of the circumstances presented is the company's own assessment, not the outcome of an official investigation. The publications do not name the exact location of the incident, the time, the name of the deceased, and do not report whether any proceedings have been opened or what the results of an inspection were. This information remained unknown at the time of publication.
