4 people drown, one missing after car accident in Uzbekistan -Xinhua

4 people drown, one missing after car accident in Uzbekistan

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-06-20 16:55:45

TASHKENT, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A rescue team has retrieved four bodies after a car carrying four passengers fell into a canal in Uzbekistan's Syrdarya region, and the remaining one remained missing, local media reported.

According to the press service of the regional Department of Internal Affairs, the accident occurred in the city of Shirin on Monday, when the driver lost control and drove into the canal. He and four passengers were unable to escape.

The bodies of the driver and three passengers, as well as the car, were found and retrieved from the water by divers from the emergency rescue team. The search for the remaining passenger is ongoing.