Russian Embassy officers in Punta Cana are preparing a special return flight to Russia for 24 of the 39 tourists who were injured a week ago in a bus accident on the Coral Highway in the east.
According to Mikhail Evdokímov, head of the Russian Embassy delegation in Punta Cana, most of the patients are recovering satisfactorily. Some have already returned to Russia and the rest will return on a special flight.
Last week, 41 people, including 39 Russians were injured when they were traveling to La Romana Airport to take their flight back to Russia at the end of their vacations. The injured were taken to different hospitals in the east of the country and Santo Domingo.
Evdokímov thanked the ministries of Tourism and Public Health for their support as well as the Dominicans who worked as translators to assist the doctors in communicating with the patients.
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4 December 2019