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| 18 killed in Moscow after lorry crashes into bus | 18 killed in Moscow after lorry crashes into bus |
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| Eighteen people have been killed after a lorry crashed into a bus in a Moscow suburb. | Eighteen people have been killed after a lorry crashed into a bus in a Moscow suburb. |
| The Russian emergency ministry said 25 people were also injured in the accident, which happened on Saturday at 5.15pm local time. | The Russian emergency ministry said 25 people were also injured in the accident, which happened on Saturday at 5.15pm local time. |
| Graphic pictures of the scene show a mangled bus and the lorry overturned. | Graphic pictures of the scene show a mangled bus and the lorry overturned. |
| A witness's video of the crash, broadcast on state television, showed the bus's windows shattering as it split in half, forcing other vehicles on the road to swerve wildly out of its way. The lorry had been carrying gravel which poured out over the road. | A witness's video of the crash, broadcast on state television, showed the bus's windows shattering as it split in half, forcing other vehicles on the road to swerve wildly out of its way. The lorry had been carrying gravel which poured out over the road. |
| Russian news agencies said the deaths included a six-year-old girl and her mother, while two other children have been taken to hospital. | Russian news agencies said the deaths included a six-year-old girl and her mother, while two other children have been taken to hospital. |
| Thirty ambulance crews and four helicopters were dispatched to the incident in Oznobishino, about 25 miles south of Moscow city centre. | Thirty ambulance crews and four helicopters were dispatched to the incident in Oznobishino, about 25 miles south of Moscow city centre. |
| Death rates from Russian road accidents are higher than in most western countries, and politicians are moving to toughen drunk-driving penalties. | Death rates from Russian road accidents are higher than in most western countries, and politicians are moving to toughen drunk-driving penalties. |
| The country's state news agency said a criminal investigation has been opened. It was reported that the 46-year-old lorry driver had been fined for traffic offences six times over the last year. | The country's state news agency said a criminal investigation has been opened. It was reported that the 46-year-old lorry driver had been fined for traffic offences six times over the last year. |
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