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20:41, 25-Dec-2017
At least 5 killed after bus crashes into Moscow underpass
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At least five people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus plowed into a pedestrian underpass in Moscow on Monday, local police confirmed.
The bus crashed into the underground passage at the Slavyansky Bulvar metro station at around 3:00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT).
Rescuers pull out a city bus after it plowed into a pedestrian underpass in Moscow on December 25, 2017. /VCG Photo
Rescuers pull out a city bus after it plowed into a pedestrian underpass in Moscow on December 25, 2017. /VCG Photo
Police are on the scene and the bus driver has reportedly been detained.
According to Russian media, the driver said the bus suddenly started moving on its own after the brakes failed.
The cause of the incident is under investigation. Local authorities have already ruled out the possibility of the incident being related to terrorism.
Police are examining whether the driver failed to manage the bus or a malfunction of the vehicle.
Firefighters go down the stairs where a bus fell into an underpass, leaving five people dead and 15 injured, in Moscow, Russia on December 25, 2017. /VCG Photo
Firefighters go down the stairs where a bus fell into an underpass, leaving five people dead and 15 injured, in Moscow, Russia on December 25, 2017. /VCG Photo
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, arrived at the scene of the crash, and expressed his condolences to the relatives of the victims.
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