The identities of three pedestrians who died in a bus accident in Yekaterinburg have been established.

      The police have identified three of the four victims in the traffic accident involving a bus near the "Great Zlatoust" temple in Yekaterinburg. This was reported by the official representative of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Sverdlovsk region, Valery Gorelykh, as noted by "Ъ-Ural."

      "Among those who died before the arrival of the ambulance are a woman with the last name Sokolova, a man with the last name Sonin, and another woman with the last name Beketova," Colonel Gorelykh said.

      The identity of the deceased boy aged 8-10 years is being established.

      The number of injured as a result of the incident has increased to five people.

      "Five injured citizens, who were taken to the 23rd and 24th city hospitals in Yekaterinburg, have been given preliminary diagnoses by the medical staff: fractures, bruises, and hematomas. Two of the injured were discharged home after receiving assistance, and hospitalization was not required," Valery Gorelykh added.