Five die in Moscow after bus drives into pedestrian underpass

Moscow (Russia) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): At least five people died and 15 others were injured on Monday after a bus carrying passengers drove into a pedestrian underpass in the centre of Moscow, near Slaviansky Boulevard metro station.

According to the driver of the bus, the vehicle suddenly started moving as the brakes have failed, reported Sputnik, quoting the local police.

The mayor of Moscow, who took a stock of the accident site, two people among the injured are in critical condition.

The police said that "two versions are being examined: the driver failed to manage the vehicle or a malfunction of the vehicle." (ANI)

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