There were no children on board; The bus took the teachers to a local school. The driver died at the scene before the ambulance arrived, two passengers were taken to hospital with injuries.
According to the General Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Altai Territory, the bus driver collided with a combine harvester that was traveling in the opposite lane. A criminal case has been launched and the prosecutor’s office is following the progress of the investigation.
