2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash

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Rostov bus crash
Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
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Date24 July 2009 12:48
LocationM4 highway[1] - Samarskoye near Rostov-on-Don
CountryRussia
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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]

Incident[edit]

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 KurganinskTaganrogRostov-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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "21 people died, 9 injured in shuttle bus-petrol tanker collision". ITAR TASS. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. ^ a b "Twenty-five dead in 'monstrous' Russian bus crash". AFP. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  3. ^ a b c "Russian Bus, Petrol Transporter Crash, 20 Dead". The New York Times. July 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "20 killed in Russia as truck plows into bus". CNN. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

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