In Irkutsk on the Angara on the evening of July 10, two boats collided, killing a 61 year old passenger on an inflatable boat. One boat had the owner and two passengers, the other 13 people. The others were not injured. Investigators are now determining the circumstances, with a preliminary cause being violation of water transport rules.
On Friday, July 10, at around 10:30 p.m. in Irkutsk on the Angara, two boats collided, and a pensioner died.- It all happened in the area of Postyshev Boulevard, - the press service of the East Siberian Investigative Directorate for Transport reports. - On board the vessel of the “SAREPTA” brand were the owner and 2 passengers, and in the rubber boat it crashed into there were 13 people.
In an unclear way, at the moment of the collision, a passenger of the rubber boat, a 61-year-old Irkutsk resident, was injured. The man died at the scene. The boat operators and the other passengers of both boats were not injured.
What happened on the water is currently being investigated by the East Siberian Investigative Directorate for Transport. A pre-investigation check is being carried out in connection with this incident.
According to preliminary data, the cause of the collision was a violation of the rules for operating water transport. Also, a forensic medical examination has been ordered to determine the cause of the man's death.