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Published 16:13 IST, January 30th 2021

12 dead in Russia truck-bus accident

Twelve people were killed and 11 others injured in a collision Friday between a tractor-trailer and a minibus in central Russia.

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Twelve people were killed and 11 others injured in a collision Friday between a tractor-trailer and a minibus in central Russia.

An Interior Ministry statement said the collision took place on Friday night near Syzran in the Samara region, about 730 kilometers (450 miles) southeast of Moscow.

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Preliminary information indicated the tractor-trailer skidded and veered into the oncoming lane.Russia's Investigative Committee said it has opened a criminal probe into the accident.The condition of the truck's driver was not reported.

 

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16:13 IST, January 30th 2021