3 children dead, 18 injured in school bus accident in Stavropol
Read on the website Vestnik KavkazaThree children were killed and another 18 injured after a school bus collided with another bus in the Stavropol Territory in south Russia, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday, RIA Novosti reports.
The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when a bus of a musical school carrying children collided with another bus and overturned on the Pyatigorsk-Yessentuki highway, falling into a five-meter ditch.
“According to the latest data, three children died and another 18 were injured in the accident. Their age is being determined,” emergencies spokesman Oleg Degtyaryov said.
The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when a bus of a musical school carrying children collided with another bus and overturned on the Pyatigorsk-Yessentuki highway, falling into a five-meter ditch.
“According to the latest data, three children died and another 18 were injured in the accident. Their age is being determined,” emergencies spokesman Oleg Degtyaryov said.