The accident was
caused by a tyre burst, a spokesperson for traffic police said.
MOSCOW, December 1.
/TASS/. Some 15 people were killed and 18 others were injured when a bus veered
off the bridge and plunged into the river in the Transbaikal Region, in
Russia’s Far East, an official at local emergency medical services told TASS.
"After a road
accident 15 people were killed, 18 were injured and six of them were
hospitalized," the official said. The bus was carrying a total of 43
people.
The accident was
caused by a tyre burst, a spokesperson for traffic police said. The bus was en
route from Sretensk to Chita.
Source: ITAR-TASS 01-12-2019
