Two people killed, nine hospitalized after traffic accident on Karakol-Tyup road

09:56, 18 декабря 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Baktygul OSMONALIEVA

A minibus and a car collided on Karakol — Tyup road. At least two people were killed, eyewitnesses said.

The traffic accident happened yesterday morning. According to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Issyk-Kul region, nine people with injuries of varying severity were taken to the Tyup district hospital.

According to preliminary data, the accident occurred at the turn towards Mikhailovka village. The car drove into the oncoming lane, where a minibus was moving at that time. They crashed. As a result, both drivers died on the spot.

As eyewitnesses noted, there was ice on the road; apparently the driver of the car lost control of the vehicle.