The key facts

  • The 23-year-old driver of the Chery Tiggo, according to preliminary data, fell asleep while driving
  • Three men — the driver and two passengers aged 23 and 24 — were hospitalized in Apsheronsk
  • There were no passengers on the PAZ bus, and its driver was unharmed

What happened

A collision between a passenger car and a bus occurred in the Apsheronsky district of Krasnodar Krai. The incident was reported by the Telegram channel, with details provided by Gazeta.Ru. According to preliminary data, the 23-year-old driver of a Chery Tiggo fell asleep while driving, after which the car was thrown into the oncoming lane, where it collided with a PAZ bus.

Consequences and casualties

Photos from the accident scene show serious damage: the car's front end was destroyed, its door was crushed and the windows were shattered, while the bus sustained damage to its bumper. Three men were taken to the Apsheronsk hospital — the car's driver and two of his passengers, aged 23 and 24. There were no passengers on the bus, and its driver was unharmed. The circumstances of the incident are being established; the data on the cause of the accident remain preliminary.