As soon as the commission completes its work, an official statement will be released.

It was reported earlier that the accident occurred on the 42nd kilometre of the Guzor-Chim-Kukdala road. The Mercedes bus with 50 passengers moving at a high speed rammed an excavator standing on the shoulder of the road.

Uzbek Interior Ministry’s press services said 23 passengers died and four were injured. The ministry said the government is providing medical, material and other necessary assistance to the relatives of the victims.