08:27, 08 May 2009 | GMT +5
1 dead, 16 injured in two car accidents in South Kazakhstan region
ASTANA. May 8. KAZINFORM. Two car accidents occurred yesterday in South Kazakhstan region; Kazinform refers to the Kazakh Ministry of Emergencies.

A Volkswagen collided with a KamAZ on Almaty-Tashkent highway in Merken district of Zhambyl region at 11:00 p.m. As a result one passenger of a Volkswagen died at the scene, while the driver and another passenger were taken to hospital with various injuries.
Another accident happened on the same highway at 1:20 p.m. when a passenger bus slammed into a KamAZ truck. 14 passengers of the bus were hospitalized with various injuries.