29 Chinese tourists hurt in Moscow bus accident

Moscow (TAN): At least 29 people were injured in a bus accident in the Russian capital here on Sunday.

According to reports, the driver of the tourist bus lost control because rain had left the road wet. The bus collided with a light post.

All the injured were Chinese tourists. Among the injured were two children.

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“The accident left 29 injured. As many as 19 people, including two children, have been taken to the hospital,” a spokesperson of the city’s health department told Russian news agency TASS.

Police are investigating the case.

According to Chinese news agency Xinhua, the bus was headed towards the town of Suzdal in the Vladimir region, northeast of Moscow. The group of Chinese tourists had arrived in Moscow on Saturday.

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