2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash

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Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash
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Date24 July 2009 12:48
Location M4 highway [1] - Samarskoye near Rostov-on-Don
CountryRussia
Statistics
Deaths21 [2]
Injured8 (seriously) [3]

The 2009 Rostov bus crash was a collision between a bus and a Mercedes-Benz Actros 1841LS [4] oil tanker near Samarskoye village, Azovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia. [5] 21 people died, and 8 others were injured. [2] [6] [7]

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Incident

24 July 2009 at 12:48 Moscow Time on 1107 kilometer of M4 highway (near Elbuzd hamlet, Azovsky District, Rostov Oblast) Ikarus 250 bus with 28 passengers was on regular route Kurganinsk — Taganrog — Rostov-on-Don and collided head on with empty Mercedes-Benz Actros 1841LS oil tanker which had crossed the median strip. [8] [5] The drivers of both vehicles were killed. [9] The accident happened at 12:48. 21 people were killed in the crash. [10] 8 people were in a serious condition in hospital. [3]

Route

The bus was on the highway route [1] between Krasnodar and Volgodonsk. The bus had come from the town of Kurgantsy, heading towards Taganrog. [10] The truck had crossed into the opposing lane and collided with the Ikarus 256.75 bus. [4]

Investigation

The Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Rostov Oblast said there had been 27 passengers on board the bus. The bus had a capacity to take 45 people. [10] An investigation was opened for the crash. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "21 people died, 9 injured in shuttle bus-petrol tanker collision". ITAR TASS. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. 1 2 "Twenty-five dead in 'monstrous' Russian bus crash". AFP. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  3. 1 2 3 "Russian Bus, Petrol Transporter Crash, 20 Dead". The New York Times . July 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 "Bus, tanker truck crash in South Russia". Ria Novosti. 2009-07-24. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  5. 1 2 Гутиков 2011.
  6. ↑ "S Russia bus crash leaves 20 dead". BBC Online. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  7. ↑ "25 dead in Russian bus crash". The Himalayan Times . 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  8. ↑ Наконечный 2012.
  9. ↑ "Deadly Bus And Petrol Tanker Crash In Russia". Sky News. July 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  10. 1 2 3 "20 killed in Russia as truck plows into bus". CNN. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

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