«Steady heavy.» Doctors spoke about the condition of the victims in the morning accident near Simferopol

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Early this morning, an accident occurred near Simferopol, in which three people were injured — the driver and two passengers of the Toyota Land Cruiser. About this incident (and the explosion of a gas cylinder mounted on an SUV) — HERE.

The victims were hospitalized in the 6th city hospital of Simferopol with numerous burns. The doctors spoke about their condition.

Three victims were taken to the Simferopol City Clinical Emergency Hospital N6. All are in serious condition, stable. Get the medical care they need, Crimean News Agencywith reference to the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Crimea.

In turn, a number of Telegram channels and the publication «Kommersant» they write that the victims are Vladimir Epifanov, Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Development of the Zaporozhye Region, as well as his secretary and bodyguard.

By the way, it is still not very clear what happened first: the explosion of a balloon or the collision of an SUV with a concrete fence.

Kommersant says:

The driver of the Toyota Land Cruiser lost control and crashed into a roadblock, after which a gas cylinder exploded in the car.

Base gives his version:

It all happened on the Evpatoria highway at four o’clock in the morning. Vladimir Epifanov, Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Development of the Zaporozhye Region and concurrently a candidate for deputies from United Russia, was driving a Land Cruiser when a gas cylinder installed on the car suddenly exploded. After that, the official was no longer able to cope with the control, and the car stopped only after running into an obstacle …

What caused the explosion is still unclear. But, according to the deputy prime minister’s assistant, just the day before, the gas cylinder was checked at a service station in Simferopol. Probably, its owners should now wait for the visit of law enforcement officers.

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