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Three Hospitalized After Bus Carrying Children's Football Team Overturns in Chelyabinsk Region

Investigators opened a case under Article 238 to assess whether transport services met safety requirements.

Overview

  • Regional authorities said the crash occurred Saturday morning at the 181-kilometer mark of the Yuzhnouralsk–Magnitogorsk road in Agapovsky District.
  • The Yutong bus was taking a youth team from Magnitogorsk to Chelyabinsk for a competition with 37 people on board.
  • Health officials reported that all participants received medical attention, with two children and one adult hospitalized and the rest placed under outpatient monitoring.
  • Traffic police described the preliminary cause as the driver losing control, leading the bus to leave the roadway and overturn.
  • The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 238 of the Russian Criminal Code, with inquiries focusing on potential safety or service violations.