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Moscow bus crash: Five killed and 15 injured

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Moscow bus crash: Five killed and 15 injured


25.12.2017

A bus went out of road in Moscow before ploughing into a subway entrance, leaving five people dead and 15 injured, RIA Novosti reports. 

The incident happened near Slaviansky Boulevard metro station. There is no suggestion it was a terror attack. Russian investigators said the driver told police the vehicle had started to move suddenly. He tried to apply the brakes but they did not work, the investigative committee said. 

The crash took place in icy conditions. All those killed in the crash were knocked down by the bus, which had been at a standstill before it drove on to the pavement and careered down the steps of the underpass. 

The bus was not even a year old. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin told reporters at the scene that an inspection of the entire Moscow bus fleet had been ordered.

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