Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The number of deaths as a result of a road accident in the Dangara district of Ferghana region has reached three people.

On 5 March, the driver of a Cobalt car hit 5 pedestrians moving along the side of the road, after which the car collided with a tree.

Two people died at the scene and three were hospitalized.

It later became known that one of the hospitalized people died. The driver was detained.

A criminal case has been opened in connection with this case, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.