Woman, 2 kids killed in road accident in S Kazakhstan

SHYMKENT. KAZINFORM - A woman and two children have been killed in a road accident in South Kazakhstan region today.

According to reports, three people became victims of an Opel and a Lada vehicles collision on the Shymkent-Samara highway in southern Kazakhstan that happened at 9:30 a.m.

The police say the Opel car crossed into the oncoming lane and rammed into the Lada vehicle. As a result of the collision, three Lada passengers - a woman and two children aged 10 - died at the scene.

The Lada driver and other passengers were rushed to the nearest hospital and treated for various injuries. The 23-year-old Opel driver is in critical condition.