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Two Killed After Vehicle Carrying Border Guards Overturns at Night in Issyk-Kul

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Volkswagen Golf carrying three servicemen from the Karkyra border outpost overturned in Tyup district at about 1 a.m. on September 7.
  • Two servicemen died in hospital and a third was injured.
  • The military unit commander and unit representatives arrived at about 4:30 a.m. to conduct an internal investigation.

Two servicemen died after a vehicle carrying three border guards overturned at night in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region, the 24.kg news agency reported.

The accident occurred at about 1 a.m. on September 7 in Tyup district. A Volkswagen Golf 3 left the road and overturned roughly 3 to 4 kilometers from the Karkyra border outpost, at the sixth kilometer of the Tyup to Chaar-Kuduk road.

The injured servicemen were first taken to the village of Baizak and then transported by ambulance to Tyup District Hospital. Two died there. They were identified as Junior Sergeant A.E.A., 24, and Corporal T.E.T., 22. Sergeant A.B.M., 25, sustained injuries.

At approximately 4:30 a.m., the commander of military unit No. 2028 and representatives of its leadership arrived at the scene to conduct an internal investigation.

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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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