RSOE EDIS: Russia - Vehicle Accident - 2010.02.21

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2010-02-21 14:12:40 - Vehicle Accident - Russia EDIS CODE: VI-20100221-25015-RUS Date & Time: 2010-02-21 14:12:40 [UTC] Area: Russia, Pskov Region, St. Petersburg-Kyiv-Odesa road, Number of Injured person(s): 10 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Ten Ukrainian citizens were injured in a bus accident that occurred 522 kilometers into the St. Petersburg-Kyiv-Odesa road in the Pskovsk region of Russia on Saturday, February 20. The Foreign Affairs Ministry announced this in a statement. "An accident involving a passenger bus traveling on the Tallinn-Kyiv route was reported via the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry's telephone hotline at about 03:00 on February 20. The accident occurred 522 kilometers into the St. Petersburg-Kyiv-Odesa road on the territory of the Pskov region of Russia at about 22:45 on February 19," the ministry said. The Neoplan bus is owned by the Ukrainian Lines company (Ukraine). Fourteen people were injured in the accident, including 10 citizens of Ukraine and four citizens of Estonia. Two of the Ukrainian citizens were seriously injured and remain in hospital. According to the latest information from the duty district at the hospital, the lives of the Ukrainian citizens are not in danger. All the others were discharged from hospital and sent to Ukraine. Posted:2010-02-21 14:12:40 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu