Another criminal case has been opened after a traffic accident involving buses near Arzamas.
03 December 2025 11:26 Incidents — The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region has begun an investigation after a mass accident on the M-12 highway in the Arzamas district, the agency's press service reported.
The Investigative Committee for the Nizhny Novgorod Region has begun an investigation after a serious accident on the M-12 highway in the Arzamas district.
Recall that the traffic accident occurred on the evening of December 2. Near Arzamas several vehicles collided, including tractor-trailers and passenger buses. As a result of the crash, 14 people who were on the buses were injured. All the injured were taken to the Arzamas Central District Hospital.
A criminal case has been opened on the fact of injuries to passengers of two buses for providing services that do not meet requirements for the safety of consumers' life and health.
Investigators are currently clarifying all the circumstances of the incident.
Earlier a criminal case had already been initiated under the article on violation of traffic rules that negligently caused harm to health. It was opened at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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