08:44, 05 июля 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Julia KOSTENKO
Almazbek Atambayev expressed his condolences to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in connection with victims of a traffic accident in . Information Policy Department of the Presidential Administration reported.
«I was deeply saddened to get to know about the traffic accident in , resulting in human casualties and a large number of injured. I ask you to convey sincere condolences and words of sympathy to the relatives and friends of the deceased, as well as the wishes of a speedy recovery to all those affected as a result of this tragedy," the telegram says.
The road accident occurred on July 3 on A9 highway in southern . The tourist bus, which transported a group of people from , collided with a truck and caught fire. There were 46 passengers and two drivers in the bus. 18 dead were reported.