Three killed when minibus hits landmine near Maryinka check point

10:35, 10.02.2016 1 min read

A least three people were killed when a Volkswagen Transporter minibus hit a landmine near the Maryinka checkpoint in Donetsk region on Wednesday morning, the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters reported.

"At least three people are dead. An ambulance has left for the scene from the Ukrainian government controlled side, the number of casualties is being clarified. This happened 600-700 meters from the Maryinka checkpoint. The minibus was coming from the 'gray zone' and was trying to overtake the row of cars. There were signs warning of a minefield," he told the agency.

According to preliminary information provided by the press service of the State Border Service of Ukraine, there were five people in the car. Two of them died on the spot and one was seriously injured and was taken to the medical institution at Kurakhove, where this person died from the injuries.

The incident occurred at around 0800 on Wednesday there were civilians in the car, the Ukrainian border guards reported.