Traffic Police Fired At Minibus Near Minsk, But It Broke Through To Capital

The chase started on the Minsk - Hrodna highway.

At about 15.00 on Monday, December 3, it got in a traffic accident near the village of Mankaushchyna, Valozhyn district. It left the scene. The chase after the minibus started on the Minsk - Hrodna highway, BelTA informs with reference to the traffic police.

Before the minibus got into the capital, the traffic police tried to stop it, they shot at the wheels (according to some information, four traffic police crews took part in the chase). However, the attacker managed to break through to Minsk. He was detained in Viazynskaya street. The driver had 2 ppm alcohol in his blood. Three protocols were drawn up against the man. Witnesses report that the minibus stopped after it crashed into a pillar. The driver smashed his head against the windshield, he was taken away by an ambulance.