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All victims of Krasnodar tragedy identified

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ROSTOV-ON-DON, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - All bodies, which were pulled from a bus involved in a collision with a train Friday morning in southern Russia, have been identified, a local official said Saturday.

The bodies of the 21 victims were handed to their relatives, the official said adding that no special examination had been conducted to identify the bodies.

The tragedy occurred at a level crossing in the Krasnodar Territory at 8:34 a.m. Moscow time (5:34 a.m. GMT).

The bus driver and 20 passengers were killed and six people were hospitalized with various injuries.

The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's southern regional department said poor weather might have been responsible for the accident.

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