The Investigative Committee of Russia continues its investigation of the criminal case into the crash of the passenger bus that was en route to Yerevan.

A respective investigative group has been set up.

Several examinations have been commissioned in connection with this criminal case.

Various people, including 26 of the passengers of this bus, were questioned. 

In addition, the driver of the truck, which was involved in this tragic accident, was questioned as a suspect.

As reported earlier, a passenger bus, which was heading from Moscow to Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan, collided with a truck, on October 14 at around 4:30am, on the Vladikavkaz-Beslan bypass in Russia. As a result, five people, including the bus driver, were killed, and 27 others sustained injuries.

Three of the casualties are Russian citizens, and the other two, including the bus driver—Armenian nationals.