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Train Hits Bus in Western Russia, Killing 12 People
A train plowed into a passenger bus in Russia's western enclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday, killing 12 people and injuring 18, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.
Viktor Beltsov, a ministry spokesman, said the collision occurred at a rail crossing near the village of Ovrazhnoye in the Kaliningrad region, about 703 miles west of Moscow.
The train did not jump the tracks, ORT television reported. The bus was crushed beyond repair, it said.
The cause of the accident has not been determined.
But the Russian Railways Ministry blamed the accident on the bus driver, saying he drove onto the tracks after running a red light at the railroad crossing, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
The driver previously had his license suspended for drunk driving, and was driving on a temporary permit Wednesday, the ministry added. The report could not be immediately confirmed.
The bus driver survived the crash and was taken to a local police station for questioning, Beltsov said.
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