Two Moldovan women died in a traffic accident in Ukraine last night. The minibus by which they travelled overturned when a tire burst.

Contacted by IPN, the information and mass media service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the accident occurred on the Kiev-Chernigov-Novyi Yarylovich road. As a result, two women aged 41 and 45 died. Another two persons suffered injuries and were brought to Chisinau.

An investigation is under way.