Seven people were killed when a bus veered off a bridge and into a river in Russia’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg, authorities said on Friday.
Russia’s top criminal investigation agency, the Investigative Committee, reported the death toll. It did not say how many other people were injured, but the Emergencies Ministry earlier said six people who were ejected from the bus were in serious or critical condition.
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Russian media reports say 15 people were on board the city bus when it crashed through a barrier and plunged into the Moika River in central St. Petersburg. Six of the people on board were able to get out of the water on their own.
Emergency workers work to rescue victims of a bus crash in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, May 10, 2024. St. Petersburg authorities said at least one person was killed and five others were hospitalized with injuries after a bus fell off a bridge. In St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Surveillance footage released by Russian media showed the bus traveling at high speed, making a sharp turn, running onto a bridge, colliding with another vehicle, and then crashing through a fence and into the water.
St. Petersburg authorities announced that the bus owner was fined 23 times for various violations. Most of the city’s bus services are operated by private companies.
The bus driver was detained by police. According to Russian media, his wife said her managers forced her to work the morning shift after she had worked 20 hours the previous day and had virtually no rest.
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Authorities have opened a criminal investigation on suspicion of traffic violations and dangerous travel services.
