BISHKEK, May 3 (NNN-KNA) – Up to 31 children were injured, after a mini-truck crashed into a group of students, during a festive event, in southern Kyrgyzstan yesterday, said the regional Internal Affairs Directorate.
The tragedy occurred in the Suzak district of the Jalal-Abad region, during a competition of young Manas (traditional epic poems) narrators.
During the event, a mini-truck rushed down a hill and ran into a group of students. The driver, who brought ice cream for the children, got out of the vehicle before it rushed down, the government agency said.
According to the country’s Health Ministry, 31 children aged 9-16 were injured, as a result of the accident, with four of them in serious condition. Another 13 children received outpatient treatment.
The truck driver is currently detained. All necessary examinations have been assigned.– NNN-KNA
