An out-of-control bus collides with a car and plunges off a bridge into a river with 15 passengers on board, killing three

In St. Petersburg, a bus carrying 20 passengers plunged into the Mokka River after colliding with a car and smashing through a bridge barrier. Three people died and others were seriously injured. The driver was arrested and a criminal investigation opened. The bus was operated by a private company which had already been fined for various offences. Rescuers pulled nine people from the water, while six others managed to escape under their own power.