Death toll in bus crash in Russia's Kuban climbs to 18

The Krasnodar Region Civil Defense and Emergencies Ministry has reported 18 people killed when a bus carrying workers fell into the sea on Friday morning, adding that 34 people were hospitalized.

"Eighteen people killed [in the bus crash], according to our data," TASS cited the ministry as saying.

In the early hours of Friday morning, a bus carrying shift workers fell into the Black Sea in the Temryuksky District, Krasnodar Region. According to updated information, 18 people were killed and more than 30 rescued.