The accident occurred on Monday morning in the Łodiejnopolski region in the Leningrad region lying in the northwest of Russia. The train collided with the bus that tourists traveled.
The Management Board of the Regional Railway, to which the Reuters agency appoints, states that At least two people were killed in the event. Another 10 were injured.
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A collision of a train with a bus in Russia. The circumstances of the incident are underway
Reuters, quoting the region's railway administration, informs that the bus driver entered the railway crossing just under the oncoming train. The driver used emergency braking, but the distance turned out to be too small and there was a collision.
Investigators who determine the exact circumstances of the incident are carried out at the scene of the accident.
The board of local railways emphasizes in the announcement that the rolling stock did not deraise, and the locomotive crew did not require medical assistance.
