In Eastern Kazakhstan a private car carrying four 10-year old junior
hockey players of the Lokomotiv team were victims of a road accident.
The car was
taking them to Ust-Kamenogorsk to take part in the first round of
the Junior Hockey Championship.
The accident took place near the village of Tavria. As a result, two boys
died immediately and two were taken to hospital in Ust-Kamenogorsk in
critical condition. "Now the children are in intensive care,"
Deputy head of the regional public health department Sergey Popov said,
Interfax reports.
