A bus carrying young athletes overturned in the Chernihiv region
Near the village of Koshelevka, Nezhinsky district, Chernihiv region, on Friday, August 3, a minibus, which was transporting young canoe rowers and their parents to competitions from Konotop to Kyiv, overturned.
This was announced by the head of the communications sector of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Chernihiv region, Sergei Bryl.
“Today, line 102 received a message that at 11 o’clock near the village of Malaya Koshelevka, Nezhinsky district, a minibus with 12 passengers overturned. Of these, 8 people (4 adults and 4 children) were hospitalized at the Nizhyn district hospital. Three of them, including one child, are in a stable and serious condition, but nothing threatens people’s lives,” the speaker said.
According to him, a task force, experienced investigators and emergency medical vehicles immediately went to the scene of the accident. According to preliminary findings, the accident occurred while overtaking. The driver lost control and hit the curb, causing the bus to fall on its side.
A bus carrying young athletes overturned in the Chernihiv region.