ST PETERSBURG: A bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river on Friday in St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, killing seven people, officials said.
The Investigative Committee, Russia’s top criminal investigations body, reported the death toll.
It did not state how many others were injured, but the emergencies ministry earlier said that six people removed from the bus were in critical or serious condition.
Russian news reports said there were 15 people on the city bus when it broke through a barrier and plunged into the Moika River in central St Petersburg.
Six of those who were on board climbed out of the water on their own.
A surveillance video released by the Russian media showed the bus driving fast, making a sharp turn onto the bridge and colliding with another vehicle before breaking through the barrier and falling into the water.