“The driver of the UAZ car has now been placed in a temporary detention center. Pre-trial investigation has been initiated under part 2 of Article 345-1 of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan - violation of traffic rules by persons driving vehicles while intoxicated, which caused serious health harm. Investigation is underway, the necessary examinations have been assigned, ”said Akbota Azirbekova, head of the department of internal and external communications of the police department of the Almaty region.
The incident took place on the evening of March 2 in the village of Koram, Enbekshikazakh region.
“UAZ driver, aged 54, resident of the village of Koram, hit two eight-year-old and two nine-year-old girls who were standing at that moment on the side of the road. It was revealed that the driver of the UAZ car was driving in drunken condition. Medical examination showed an average degree of alcohol intoxication. Three children with various injuries were hospitalized in the Shelek regional hospital, the fourth girl, after being examined by doctors, was released,” reads the report.
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