Penza, 30 October 2016. PenzaNews. A minibus carrying school children from Ulyanovsk to the State Museum-Reserve “Tarkhany” got into an accident near the station Nochka in the Penza region. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Family and Social Well-being of the Ulyanovsk region Pavel Degtyar .

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“It is known that 15 students of 10-11 grades of the lyceum No.20 of Ulyanovsk were on the bus, they were travelling on a tour to “Tarkhany” (the Penza region). As a result of the accident, fortunately, there are no serious injuries, just minor bruises,” he wrote on his page on Facebook on Sunday, October 30.

Pavel Degtyar suggested that the cause of the accident could be weather conditions.

According to him, thanks to the well-coordinated work of doctors of two district hospitals, all the children were promptly evacuated and inspected.

“Now the issue of taking the children to Ulyanovsk has been resolved,” the Minister said.