A Yutong passenger bus veered off the road and struck a tree in Temirtau, killing the 64-year-old driver at the scene, infohub.kz reports.
The accident occurred today, 14 November, at around 10:30, according to the press service of the Karaganda Region Police Department. Preliminary information indicates that the 64-year-old driver fell ill while the bus was moving and then lost consciousness. The bus continued moving and hit a tree. The driver died at the scene.
The Instagram account temirtau.blog earlier posted video footage from the scene of the road accident involving a route bus. According to the post's authors, the vehicle left the road and mounted the sidewalk on Momyshuly Avenue before hitting a heating main.
About 15 passengers were on board the bus at the time of the incident. According to the regional police department, none of them were injured.
The incident has been registered with the police. All circumstances of what happened are currently being established.