At least 5 people were killed and 19 injured when two passenger buses crashed in Russia’s Voronezh region yesterday evening, a spokesperson for the regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.
The accident occurred on the 525th km of the M-4 Don federal highway. One of the buses stopped on the roadside, presumably to repair something, when the other crashed into it.
"Five have died. At the moment, more than 40 people from various agencies and departments - rescuers, police, road police - are working at the scene," the source said.
An official with the region’s healthcare department said that 19 people were admitted to hospitals, six of them in serious condition.
"A total of 19 people were taken to hospitals, six of them in critical condition. 15 ambulance teams were deployed to help those injured. In total, there were 24 people on board the two buses, no children among them," TASS cited the source as saying.
The Voronezh Region Prosecutor’s Office has launched an inquiry into safety of passenger traffic following the incident.
