M. A. was found guilty of violating traffic rules, which led to severe consequences through negligence.
On that day, September 1, 2024, at around 15:30, a driver in a "Subaru Outback" was heading east on the Bishkek – Naryn – Torugart bypass road. He violated traffic rules by crossing the dividing line between the streams of vehicles and collided with a "Mercedes-Benz Sprinter." After that, the "Subaru" veered into the oncoming lane, where it collided with another "Mercedes-Benz Sprinter."
The first "Mercedes" also veered into the oncoming lane and collided with a "Toyota Camry," and then, continuing to move by inertia, crashed into a "Toyota Voxy."
As a result of this incident, the following individuals died from severe injuries:
- the driver of the "Mercedes-Benz Sprinter" - Sh. T., born in 1992;
- a passenger in that vehicle - Zh. E., born in 1992;
- two passengers - Sh. E. T., born in 2015 and 2023;
- a passenger - Zh. D. K., born in 1958;
- the driver of the "Toyota Camry" - S. B. A., born in 1999;
- a passenger in the "Toyota Camry" - N. A., born in 1996.
Passengers of the "Toyota Camry" A. G. A., born in 1985, and T. K. R., born in 2016, as well as a passenger in the "Mercedes-Benz Sprinter" T. A. N., born in 1994, also sustained injuries of varying severity.
- By the verdict of the Issyk-Ata District Court of Chui Region, M. A. was found guilty of the crime provided for in part 3 of Article 312 "Violation of traffic safety rules and operation of motor vehicles, resulting in particularly serious harm through negligence" of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The court sentenced him to six years in prison with a two-year ban on driving in a general regime correctional colony. However, he was later released under probation supervision for three years with a similar ban.
- The judicial panel for criminal cases of the Chui Regional Court changed the verdict, removing the probation condition while leaving the court's decision unchanged in other respects.
