The accident occurred at the 169 kilometer of the Kungur-Solikamsk highway, TASS reports. Two trucks and a hospital van collided. There were six people in the latter: five patients and a driver.
According to preliminary data, the cause of the accident was that an oncoming truck took away a semi-trailer. He ended up in the oncoming lane and a Gazelle crashed into him. His driver and three passengers died. A 54-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman, who were traveling in the minibus, suffered various injuries and are now hospitalized.
The police officers learn all the circumstances of the incident.