Road accident in northwest Russia leaves 8 dead, 18 injured

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11:3929/06/2008

ST. PETERSBURG/MOSCOW, June 29 (RIA Novosti) - At least eight people died and another eighteen were injured after a bus collided with a truck in the Leningrad Region in northwest Russia, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday.

The road accident occurred early on Sunday in the Gatchina district when a bus collided with a truck loaded with metal scrap, the emergencies center said.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing, the emergencies center said.

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