URGENT: Five killed in tragic road accident in Zhambyl rgn

TARAZ. March 5. KAZINFORM A tragic road accident took place on the "Almaty-Tashkent" highway in Zhambyl region, the road police department of the region reports.

Due to the poor weather conditions Mercedes car went the wrong side and crashed into a passenger bus with 30 passengers on the board. Following the collision Mercedes was thrown and crashed into another car.

Post-crashed fire left dead the Mercedes driver and three his passengers (two women and a man). Among dead is also a 50-year-old bus driver.

The driver of another car and his passenger have not been injured.