A 'Kia Grandbird' bus fell off a six-metre high bridge into the Kuenga River in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, after its front wheel ruptured, the local road traffic services reported on Sunday.
In images, posted on Twitter, the vehicle is seen wrecked on the frozen river with ambulances and fire trucks working on the scene.
В Забайкалье упал с моста автобус с пассажирами. Авария случилась на маршруте Чита - Сретенск, в 60 км от Сретенска. На месте экстренные службы - 10 погибших, среди них 1 ребенок и 13 пострадавших. pic.twitter.com/s8CwC259yq
— Почти ГосДума (@duma_gos) December 1, 2019
Emergency services previously reported that the overturned vehicle was a tourist bus carrying 43 people including the driver.
Ужас какой - в Забайкалье автобус с пассажирами упал. Есть погибшие pic.twitter.com/EHrkm02cMs
— Александр Коц (@sashakots) December 1, 2019
The driver lost control of the vehicle, travelling from Sretensk to Chita, as he was crossing the bridge in Sretensky District, some 60 kilometres from the vehicle's intended destination.
