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Injuries in Amur Highway Bus–Truck Crash Rise to Six as Probe Opens

Investigators have launched a case over unsafe services, citing a preliminary breach of safe following distance by the bus driver.

Overview

  • Authorities confirmed six people were injured after a suburban bus collided with a truck on the Amur federal highway in Amur Oblast.
  • One injured person is a minor with a nose bruise, and a woman was hospitalized with an ankle fracture.
  • The crash occurred on the evening of November 12 at the 1,334th kilometer marker, and the bus burned out completely.
  • The case was opened under Criminal Code Article 238 Part 1 concerning the provision of services that fail to meet safety requirements, and district prosecutors have begun a review.
  • Investigators are verifying the total number of injuries and the severity of harm and will assess responsibility, after initial police reports mentioned only two injured.