At least 12 injured as bus flips in Russia's south Urals

At least 12 people were injured after a passenger bus flipped on a highway in Russia's south Urals, a spokesman for the local emergencies service said on Monday.

ORENBURG, October 26 (RIA Novosti) - At least 12 people were injured after a passenger bus flipped on a highway in Russia's south Urals, a spokesman for the local emergencies service said on Monday.

He said that according to preliminary information there were two children among the injured in the traffic accident near the southern Urals city of Orenburg.

Police officers and rescuers are currently working at the scene of the incident, the spokesman said, but did not clarify what caused the crash.