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Train Slams Into Tourist Bus Near St. Petersburg, Killing 1 and Injuring 16
- One person was killed and 11 others were injured in a collision between a bus and a freight train in Russia's Leningrad region, according to the regional railway administration.
- The bus driver entered the crossing in front of the approaching freight train, as reported by the railway administration of the Leningrad region.
- The train driver attempted emergency braking, but could not prevent the collision due to insufficient distance, the railway administration stated.
- While the railway administration labeled the bus as a regular service, Russian state news agency RIA reported it was a tourist bus, citing the local prosecutor's office.
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On the afternoon of Monday, August 4, one person died and 16 others were injured after a freight train collided with a tourist bus in the Leningrad region, near St. Petersburg, in northwestern Russia. The article PHOTO Fatal railway accident! One dead and at least 16 injured after a tourist bus was crushed by a freight train first appeared on Romania TV.
One dead, 11 injured after freight train collides with tourist bus
A fatal collision between a freight train and a tourist bus in northwestern Russia has left one person dead and at least 11 others injured, according to official sources. The accident occurred early Monday near the city of Saint Petersburg, at approximately 03:00 GMT, when a passenger bus became stranded on a level crossing and was struck by an oncoming freight train. According to a statement from Russia’s national rail operator, the train condu…
At least one person was killed and a dozen others were injured in a collision on Monday at dawn between a freight train and a tourist bus in the Leningrad region, near St. Petersburg, in north-western Russia. ...
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