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4 die in bus collision in Russia; 20 injured


In this Russian Emergency Situations Ministry photo, made available on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, Emergency services work at the scene of an accident, in the Voronezh region near Novaya Usman, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) south of Moscow, Russia. Russia's Emergencies Ministry says four people have died in a bus collision in southwestern Russia. (Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations photo via AP)
In this Russian Emergency Situations Ministry photo, made available on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, Emergency services work at the scene of an accident, in the Voronezh region near Novaya Usman, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) south of Moscow, Russia. Russia's Emergencies Ministry says four people have died in a bus collision in southwestern Russia. (Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations photo via AP)
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MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia's Emergencies Ministry says that four people have died in a bus collision in southwestern Russia.

The ministry said that about 20 others were injured in Tuesday's crash in the Voronezh region near Novaya Usman, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) south of Moscow.

Russian news reports cited road police as saying that the collision occurred when one bus stopped because of a technical problem and another one hit it from behind.

The country is known for having a seemingly high-degree of vehicular accidents.

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