"According to updated information, 19 people died, 21 have various injuries," the local government for the Zabaikalsk region said in a statement. It said about 43 passengers and a driver were on the bus. Russia's record on road safety is one of the worst in the world. According to the country's traffic police, 18,214 people died in road accidents last year. That is more than the 15,000 Soviet servicemen who were killed during the whole of the Soviet war in Afghanistan in 1979-1989.

Source: bd News24 December 01, 2019 10:07 UTC