Following the accident on Dzerzhinsky Street in the regional capital, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered the initiation of a criminal case regarding unsafe transportation services.
Police determined that the bus driver dropped off passengers outside the designated stop and then hit a 78-year-old woman who had exited the vehicle.
Alexander Bastrykin instructed the head of the Investigative Department for the Krasnodar Territory to open a criminal case and submit a report on the preliminary and final results of the investigation.
The execution of the order is being monitored by the central office of the department.
The incident occurred on July 9 on Dzerzhinsky Street near the «Red Square» stop. The bus driver was a 50-year-old native of Kyrgyzstan. The injured pensioner was hospitalized. Krasnodar police are conducting an investigation.
Dzerzhinsky Street
Dzerzhinsky Street, found in various cities across Russia and former Soviet states, is named after Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Bolshevik revolutionary who founded the Cheka, the Soviet Union’s first secret police organization. The street is often associated with historical Soviet institutions, including the former KGB headquarters in Moscow (located on Lubyanka Square, near Dzerzhinsky Square, which was renamed in the 1990s). Today, some cities have renamed the street, while others retain it as a reminder of Soviet history.
Red Square
Red Square is a historic public square in Moscow, Russia, dating back to the late 15th century. It has served as a marketplace, a site for military parades, and a center for major political events throughout Russian history. Notable landmarks surrounding it include the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral, and Lenin’s Mausoleum, making it a symbol of Russia’s cultural and political heritage.
