2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash
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| Rostov bus crash | |
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 Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 24 July 2009 12:48 |
| Location | M4 highway[1] - Samarskoye near Rostov-on-Don |
| Country | Russia |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 21[2] |
| Injured | 8 (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 Kurganinsk — Taganrog — Rostov-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]- ^ a b "21 people died, 9 injured in shuttle bus-petrol tanker collision". ITAR TASS. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ a b "Twenty-five dead in 'monstrous' Russian bus crash". AFP. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ a b c "Russian Bus, Petrol Transporter Crash, 20 Dead". The New York Times. July 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24. [dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Гутиков 2011.
- ^ "S Russia bus crash leaves 20 dead". BBC Online. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "25 dead in Russian bus crash". The Himalayan Times. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ Наконечный 2012.
- ^ "Deadly Bus And Petrol Tanker Crash In Russia". Sky News. July 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ a b c "20 killed in Russia as truck plows into bus". CNN. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
References
[edit]- Гутиков, Пётр (2011). "2009 год. Столкновение масловоза и пассажирского автобуса в Ростовской области". Петля безопасности: хроника автомобильных катастроф [The loop of security: chronicles of car crashes] (in Russian). Эксмо. ISBN 978-5-699-52676-5.
- Наконечный, В. А. (2012-03-27). "На 1107 км. федеральной трассы М-4 «ДОН» столкнулись рейсовый автобус «ИКАРУС» с масловозом «МЕРСЕДЕС». Погиб 21 человек" [At 1107 km of M-4 Don highway regular bus Ikarus had collided with Mercedes oil tanker; 21 dead.]. Официальный сайт департамента по предупреждению и ликвидации чрезвычайных ситуаций Ростовской области (in Russian). Администрация Ростовской области. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-25.