

24 Russians die in Israel bus crash

24 Russian tourists from St.-Petersburg died after the bus they were in drove into a ravine in the south of Israel. Over 40 people were injured. 28 of the victims, at least ten of them in grave condition, were taken to the nearest hospital.

An Emergencies Ministry Yakovlev-42 jet delivered the first group of relatives of the survivors of the crash to Tel Aviv Wednesday. They were accommodated at hotels and then taken to hospitals where the injured are being treated.

A second group of relatives is due to fly to Tel Aviv on Thursday. On the same day the Ministry will send a cargo Il-76 plane to collect the bodies of the victims and bring them back to Russia.

However, some of the bodies will be transported from Tel Aviv to St Petersburg by an Israeli plane already on Wednesday.




The driver, who had his safety belt fastened, has survived. He has been taken to hospital along with the other injured.

It has been suggested that even if the bus had not fallen into the ravine, it would have had an accident anyway. Another bus was driving on the opposite side and it would have been almost impossible to pass each other safely.







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