A day of mourning for those killed in road accidents was declared in the Kansky district

In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, throughout the Kansky District, February 6 is declared a day of mourning in connection with the tragic death of five local residents in a road accident.

“Expressing grief for the victims and condolences to their families and friends, the district leadership made this decision. On the day of mourning, February 6, 2026, it is prescribed that state flags be lowered to half-staff throughout the entire territory of the Kan district. The administration, cultural institutions and other organizations are recommended to refrain from holding entertainment and cultural events,” the message said.

Let us remind you that The tragedy happened on the evening of February 2 in the Rybinsk district at 965 km of the federal highway R-255 “Siberia”. A passenger minibus, which was transporting schoolchildren and their accompanying persons to Kansk from Krasnoyarsk, where they were preparing to enter the departmental university of the Federal Penitentiary Service, was hit by a trailer that had become detached from the truck. with a mobile home. IN As a result, five people died on the spot: three 17-year-olds, an 18-year-old and a 31-year-old woman. The remaining seven 17-year-old passengers were hospitalized. The drivers were not injured.

According to law enforcement officials, the truck was driven by a 49-year-old resident of Kansk, who is a persistent violator of traffic rules – over the past 5 years he has been brought to administrative responsibility by the traffic police 190 times. The day before, the man was charged under paragraph “c” of Part 6 of Art. 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic rules and operation of vehicles by a person without the right to drive, resulting in the death of two or more persons) and was arrested for two months.

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