Police in the northwestern Kazakh region of Aqtobe said on April 4 that eight Uzbek citizens had died in a traffic accident on a highway connecting with the Russian city of Samara. A truck collided with minivan near the village of Marzhanbulaq on April 3, killing all seven passengers and the driver of the minivan, police said. The Shymkent-Samara highway is one of major highways used by migrant workers from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to reach Russia by car. Deadly accidents have occurred frequently on the highway in recent years. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
8 Uzbeks Killed In Traffic Accident In Kazakhstan
A truck collided with minivan near the village of Marzhanbulaq on April 3, killing all seven passengers and the driver of the minivan, police said.