19 killed as bus plunges into river in Siberia

The coach-style bus landed upside down on the ice, collapsing the passenger compartment. Initial investigation indicates that a front wheel of the bus failed as it was crossing a bridge over the Kuenga River about 4,900 kilometres east of Moscow.

Moscow: At least 19 people were killed in Russia when their bus plunged off a bridge onto a frozen river in eastern Siberia.

Another 22 people were injured in the accident, Russian news agencies cited the emergency ministry as saying.

Initial investigation indicates that a front wheel of the bus failed as it was crossing a bridge over the Kuenga River about 4,900 kilometers (3,100 miles) east of Moscow.

The coach-style bus landed upside down on the ice, collapsing the passenger compartment.