Crash in central Russia claims 13 lives

1 May, 2007 14:05 / Updated 17 years ago

Thirteen people have died in a road accident in the Voronezh region in central Russia. Local emergency services say a small  bus and a lorry  were in a frontal collision.

All the 13 people who died on the bus were citizens of Uzbekistan. Three men, including the truck driver, are in hospital. Road police have opened an investigation into what has caused the accident.