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Crimean Bridge Crash Kills Two, Severely Injures Two Children

Officials report the children are in severe condition, with the boy being prepared for transfer to Simferopol.

Overview

  • The prosecutor's office confirmed the driver and a passenger of the Mercedes died in the crash on the Crimean Bridge.
  • The injured are a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl who were hospitalized at Kerch Hospital No.1, where their condition is described as severe.
  • The regional health ministry said the patients are receiving the necessary medical care.
  • RIA Novosti reported the Mercedes struck a concrete barrier during an attempt to overtake a passenger bus.
  • Children's ombudsman Svetlana Savchenko said the fatalities were the children's parents, relatives have been informed, and the boy is being prepared for transfer to Simferopol while the girl remains in Kerch.