{"id":198021,"date":"2026-07-31T14:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198021\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:35:47","slug":"man-to-stand-trial-after-bus-left-unattended-kills-two","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198021\/","title":{"rendered":"Man to stand trial after bus left unattended kills two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/avtobus_chausy_gibel_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/avtobus_chausy_gibel_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/avtobus_chausy_gibel_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/avtobus_chausy_gibel_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/avtobus_chausy_gibel_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/avtobus_chausy_gibel_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Investigative Committee&#039;s video\/Pozirk&#039;s still)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 31, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Prosecutors have sent to court a criminal case against a public bus driver who left his vehicle with the engine running without applying the handbrake, causing it to roll over and kill a man and a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victims, a couple in their 70s, died at the scene in \u010cavusy, Viciebsk region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office said the driver was talking on the phone when the bus began moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He faces three to seven years in prison on charges of violating traffic safety and vehicle operation rules, resulting in the deaths of two people through negligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus recorded 29 traffic accidents between July 24 and 26, leaving 10 people dead and 46 injured, a senior police official said on July 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of traffic accidents in Belarus fell by 5.5 percent in 2025, while the number of casualties declined by 1.8 percent year on year, according to the Bie\u0142stat national statistics agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 31, Pozirk. 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