2024-05-08 09:10:08
What would have been a date of celebration ended in tragedy after an ice cream truck will run over about 30 people participating in an open-air cultural festival in a village in the Suzak district of Kyrgyzstan. Most of those affected were children.
The incident occurred this Thursday when groups of schoolchildren were reciting ‘The Epic of Manas’, an epic poem of the Kyrgyz people in front of thousands of people, when a Hyundai van that was parked fence on a hill began to move downhill at high speed heading towards the crowd.
Local media report that at least 29 personas were run over after the van passed by, being 17 children between 9 and 16 years old who required hospitalization as well as a teacher, likewise they indicate that at least 7 of the minors are in intensive care and 4 are found in critical condition.
On the other hand, 11 children received medical attention on site and were sent to their homes to be treated. outpatient manner.
On the other hand, inspections carried out by the police indicate that the truck belongs to a local resident and he was carrying ice cream to distribute to the attendees. However, the cause why the unit lost grip and caused the accident is unknown, although it is suspected. that the man probably will forget apply the handbrake to the vehicle when parking it.
🇰🇬 | TRAGEDY IN KYRGYZSTAN
A driverless ice cream truck plowed into 29 children during an outdoor holiday event.
The vehicle, which began to move suddenly, left 18 children hospitalized, 7 of them in intensive care. pic.twitter.com/g0nnsxZSib
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