At least 19 killed in train-bus collision near Vladimir, northeast of Moscow, authorities said on Friday.
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At least 17 people were killed when a train collided with a bus in the Vladimir Region east of Moscow, the Russian investigative committee’s Moscow department for transport said in a statement.
A hospital caring for those injured has told Sputnik news agency five people have been admitted, four critical. Police are working on the ground to establish the details of the accident.
Early data indicates the most likely cause was the bus driver going across the rail tracks in spite of a red traffic light.
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A shuttle train collided with a passenger bus in Vladimir region east of the Russian capital of Moscow, killing more than 10 people, local media quoted the regional interior ministry as saying on Friday.
The bus ran into the path of the train at a railway crossing when the red light was on, Sputnik reported, adding the Moscow railway authority issued a statement saying the vehicle had broken down.
“Tonight, at 3:39 a.m. (0039 GMT) a bus was passing a railway crossing near the Pokrov station when the engine stalled,” the railway press office said.
According to the emergency ministry, the bus was travelling from Kazakhstan.
Russia’s state news agency Tass said that 18 people, including three children died in the deadly accident.
