The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan clarified that the incident occurred today, January 5, around 6:00 AM. According to eyewitnesses, a car fell off a cliff into the river on Polkovnichy Island. It has been preliminarily established that there were four people in the vehicle.
“Police and rescue workers are on the scene. Search and rescue operations are underway, and details of the incident are being clarified,” the agency reported.
Law enforcement authorities once again reminded about the ban on conducting races.