One person was killed and 13 were injured as a result of a hard traffic accident occurred in the morning on February 24 at the Nizami district of Baku.
The accident occurred near the metro station Gara Garayev station when the bus on the route N 62, collided with a car and overturned. The cause of the accident is not clear. It should be noted that a significant proportion of car accidents in Baku and the country as a whole takes place with the participation of bus drivers who violate traffic rules, speeding and overtaking others.
According to the Ministry of Health, 13 people were admitted to the hospital number 3 in the settlement of Sabunchu. Their condition is rated as relatively serious, a source in the hospital told Turan. -16D-
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