A truck driver has been charged with hitting an ambulance on the Polotsk-Vitebsk highway
The driver of a DAF truck, who hit an ambulance on the Polotsk-Vitebsk highway, has been charged, Inna Gorbacheva, official representative of the Investigative Committee Department for the Vitebsk region, told a BELTA correspondent.
The driver's actions have been qualified by the investigation under Part 3 of Article 317 (violation of traffic rules, resulting in the death of two or more persons) of the Criminal Code of Belarus. A measure of restraint in the form of detention has been chosen against the accused.
To ensure a comprehensive, complete, and objective investigation of the criminal case, auto-technical, trace, and other forensic examinations are being conducted.
The accident involving doctors from the Polotsk District Hospital occurred on May 23 in the Shumilino district. Approximately at 8:30 AM, a DAF-95.430 truck rear-ended an ambulance that had stopped on the roadside to fix a malfunction in the engine compartment. As a result, five people were trapped in the ambulance. Rescuers arrived at the scene and freed the medical personnel. Four women died at the scene as a result of the accident, and one was urgently taken to the hospital with injuries of varying severity. Her life is currently not in danger.