MOSCOW: Thirteen people were killed and 20 injured after a bus transporting mine workers in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region crashed early Monday, authorities said.
The driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle, swerving off the road and sending the bus plummeting 25 meters (82 feet) into a ravine, according to officials.
The incident took place at around 3:20 am (1820 GMT on Sunday), the local interior ministry said.
It published images showing the bus overturned next to a pool of muddy water, its wheels facing upward, while another showed a twisted metal barrier on the road above.
“The road accident occurred on the industrial road of the Denisovsky Mining and Processing Plant,” it added.
The plant mines and processes coal.
Investigators said they had opened a probe into criminal negligence.
Industrial accidents are common in Russia, with investigators often pointing to lax safety standards.
Local authorities declared a day of mourning for Tuesday.
13 dead in Russian bus crash
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13 dead in Russian bus crash
- The driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle
Australia police detain 7 men suspected to have ideological links to Bondi Beach gunmen
- Government to launch gun buyback scheme in bid to prevent further violence
- Prime minister announces ‘day of reflection’ one week after attack
SYDNEY: Australian police said that seven men detained in Sydney’s southwest on Thursday had ideological connections to the two gunmen who allegedly fired at hundreds celebrating Hanukkah in Bondi Beach, killing 15 people.
“We don’t have definitive links between the individuals who committed these atrocities on Sunday and this yesterday apart from potential commonality in some thinking, but no associations at this stage,” New South Wales state Police Deputy Commissioner Dave Hudson told ABC Radio on Friday.
Investigations were at an initial stage, Hudson said, adding one of the locations the group was planning to visit was Bondi.
Amid an outcry over the latest gun violence, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that the government will launch a national gun buyback scheme to encourage civilians to get rid of their guns.
“We expect hundreds of thousands of firearms will be collected and destroyed through this scheme,” Albanese told a news conference.
Albanese also said Australia will hold a national “day of reflection” one week after the mass shooting.
“This day is about standing with the Jewish community, wrapping our arms around them, and all Australians sharing their grief,” Albanese said as he declared Australia would honor the attack’s 15 victims on Sunday, December 21.
