2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash
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The 2009 Rostov bus crash was a collision between a bus and a Mercedes-Benz Actros 1841LS{{cite news|url=http://en.rian.ru/crime/20090724/155607786.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130417141857/http://en.rian.ru/crime/20090724/155607786.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2013|title=Bus, tanker truck crash in South Russia|date=2009-07-24|publisher=Ria Novosti|access-date=2009-07-24}} oil tanker near Samarskoye village, Azovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia.{{sfn|Гутиков|2011}} 21 people died, and 8 others were injured.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8167044.stm|title=S Russia bus crash leaves 20 dead|date=24 July 2009|publisher=BBC Online|access-date=2009-07-24}}{{cite news |author= |title=25 dead in Russian bus crash |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/25-dead-in-russian-bus-crash/ |work=The Himalayan Times |date=2009-07-24 |access-date=2020-11-14}}
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.{{sfn|Наконечный|2012}}{{sfn|Гутиков|2011}} The drivers of both vehicles were killed.{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Russia-Bus-And-Petrol-Tanker-Crash-Kills-Near-Rostov/Article/200907415345509?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_5&lid=ARTICLE_15345509_Russia%3A_Bus_And_Petrol_Tanker_Crash_Kills_Near_Rostov|title=Deadly Bus And Petrol Tanker Crash In Russia|date=July 24, 2009|publisher=Sky News|access-date=2009-07-24}} The accident happened at 12:48. 21 people were killed in the crash. 8 people were in a serious condition in hospital.
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The bus was on the highway route between Krasnodar and Volgodonsk. The bus had come from the town of Kurgantsy, heading towards Taganrog.{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/24/russia.buscrash/|title=20 killed in Russia as truck plows into bus|date=24 July 2009|publisher=CNN|access-date=2009-07-24}} The truck had crossed into the opposing lane and collided with the Ikarus 256.75 bus.
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. An investigation was opened for the crash.
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References
- {{cite book |last=Гутиков |first=Пётр |date=2011 |chapter=2009 год. Столкновение масловоза и пассажирского автобуса в Ростовской области |title=Петля безопасности: хроника автомобильных катастроф |trans-title=The loop of security: chronicles of car crashes |url= |language=ru |location= |publisher=Эксмо |isbn=978-5-699-52676-5 }}
- {{cite web |url=http://old-dpchs.donland.ru/Blog/ViewPost.aspx?pageid=108784&ItemID=68807&mid=106310 |url-access= |title=На 1107 км. федеральной трассы М-4 «ДОН» столкнулись рейсовый автобус «ИКАРУС» с масловозом «МЕРСЕДЕС». Погиб 21 человек |last=Наконечный |first=В. А. |date=2012-03-27 |website=Официальный сайт департамента по предупреждению и ликвидации чрезвычайных ситуаций Ростовской области |publisher=Администрация Ростовской области |language=ru |trans-title=At 1107 km of M-4 Don highway regular bus Ikarus had collided with Mercedes oil tanker; 21 dead. |access-date=2020-11-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116061346/http://dpchs.donland.ru/Blog/ViewPost.aspx?pageid=108784&ItemID=68807&mid=106310 |archive-date=2020-11-16}}
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