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At least 2 dead, 20+ injured after packed bus with children crashes in Russia – authorities At least 4 dead, 20+ injured after packed bus with children crashes in Russia – authorities (VIDEO)
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The emergency services say at least two people have died in a crash involving a packed bus south-west of Moscow. Over 20 more have been injured, it is reported. The emergency services say at least four people have died in a crash involving a packed bus south-west of Moscow. Over 20 more have been injured, it is reported.
“There were 48 people in the bus, including 33 children,” an Emergencies Ministry representative told Interfax. The vehicle overturned while en-route from the city of Smolensk to Kaluga (south-west of Moscow). “There were 48 people in the bus, including 33 children,” according to an Emergencies Ministry representative. The vehicle overturned while en-route from the city of Smolensk to Kaluga (south-west of Moscow).
Two people have died, the Interior Ministry confirmed to Russian news agencies. Twenty-two more – the majority of them children – were hospitalized, EMERCOM announced. Four people have died, the Interior Ministry confirmed to Russian news agencies. Twenty-two more – the majority of them children – were injured.
It is unclear if any children are among those killed. The trip, which aimed to take the children to a local competition in Kaluga, did not require a police escort, law enforcement said. However, the journey had not been registered with the authorities, in violation of existing procedures, officials elaborated.
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