Fourteen people were victims of a major accident involving a minibus to Mari El (RF), Interfax was informed by a source in the operational headquarters at the site of Emergency Situations.

"Preliminary signs of life are not submitted by 14 victims as a result of the accident, four more are seriously hospitalized," the source said.. Later this information was confirmed in the press service of the head of Mary El.

Earlier it was reported that as a result of the accident nine people were killed, five more were injured.

According to the police, the bad weather conditions could cause the collision of the bus and timber ship in Mari El, on Thursday the whole snow is heavy in the republic.

In the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the republic, Interfax was told that the minibus Mercedes that got into a car accident belongs to the businessman. According to the interlocutor of the agency, he was traveling from Yoshkar-Ola to the village of Yurino.

"The capacity of the minibus is 20 people. According to preliminary data, it was filled with passengers, "- said the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.