In Tashkent’s Sergeli district on the afternoon of September 19, a BYD crossover (license plate 01 444 VFA) hit a nine-year-old schoolgirl, the press service of the Tashkent police department said.
The girl died from her injuries while being transported to the hospital.
The crossover was driven by a female driver, 41. Judging by the footage from the dash cam of another car, the speed at that time surpassed 70 km/h, while the permitted speed in the city is 60 km/h.
The footage shows other schoolchildren climbing the embankment to cross the railroad. There is no pedestrian crossing or traffic lights near the bus stop, they are located about 100 meters from it.
A criminal case has been opened on the fact of the incident under Part 2 of Article 266 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (violation of traffic safety rules or operation of vehicles, resulting in the death of a person).
As previously reported, in the first five months of this year, 65 schoolchildren were killed and 294 were injured in road accidents in Uzbekistan.
