The key facts
- The accident occurred on November 8 on the Gerba — Omsukchan highway in the Omsukchan district of the Magadan region
- Six passengers of the shift-worker bus were injured, two were taken to medical facilities
- The traffic police are establishing the circumstances of the incident
Accident with a shift-worker bus in the Omsukchan district
In the Magadan region, a shift-worker bus overturned on November 8, leaving six passengers injured. This was reported by the regional traffic police (Gosavtoinspektsiya), which Life.ru cites in its publication.
What is known about the incident
The accident occurred at the 69th kilometer of the Gerba — Omsukchan highway in the Omsukchan district. According to preliminary data, the 60-year-old driver of the Shacman vehicle lost control, after which the vehicle left the road and overturned. Two of the injured were taken by an ambulance crew to medical facilities; no information has been provided on the severity of their condition. The traffic police are conducting an investigation and establishing all the circumstances of the crash.
Context
Life.ru also recalls a similar accident in Krasnoyarsk Krai: there, a shift-worker bus carrying 25 workers ran off into a ditch and overturned, leaving four passengers injured. A comparison of the two cases shows a common pattern in incidents involving shift-worker transport — running off the road and overturning — however, no official connection between them has been claimed, and the circumstances of the Magadan accident are still being established.
