Published time: March 28, 2013 08:47
Edited time: March 28, 2013 09:20
Six people died and 18 others got injured when a bus carrying 25 children from a St. Petersburg orphanage collided with a heavyweight ‘Kamaz’ truck Thursday morning in Russia’s central Vologda region, say local traffic police.
“At the moment, 6 are [confirmed] dead and 18 are injured. In the bus, which belonged to St. Petersburg’s orphanage No. 8, there were 25 children and 6 adults,” the Vologda regional government said in a statement.
The regional emergency service confirmed that the 6 dead are adults.
The bus was traveling from St. Petersburg to Vologda when the accident occurred 10 km from the town of Cherepovetz, part of the Vologda region.
Six emergency crews have been dispatched to the scene of the accident.
Medical centers in Moscow have said they are prepared to treat any injured who are in grave condition.
“Currently, the injured are getting medical treatment, their health condition is being checked. If they need to be treated in federal hospitals in Moscow, they will immediately be transported there,” Russian Health Ministry spokesperson Oleg Salagay said, according to RIA Novosti.
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