In Kirovsk IP fined 270 thousand rubles for overturned bus

In Kirovsk, the court sentenced an individual entrepreneur for transporting passengers with violations. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor’s office of the Murmansk region.

In the summer of 2026, the businessman released a driver on the Apatity-Kirovsk route, who had previously worked continuously for 19 days and did not pass a pre-trip medical examination.

During the trip, the driver lost consciousness and the bus overturned into a ditch. Passengers suffered injuries of varying severity.

The court found the entrepreneur guilty and imposed a fine of 270 thousand rubles. He was also banned from carrying passengers for a year and a half.

Earlier, “MK in Murmansk” said that in Kirovsk will be judged IP because of the overturned bus with “ploughed” driver.