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A Russian police officer works at the scene of a collision between a bus and a truck outside Moscow July 13, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
MOSCOW | Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:30am EDT
(Reuters) - Eighteen people were killed and 25 injured when a truck ploughed into a bus in a Moscow suburb on Saturday, according to the Russian emergency ministry.
An eyewitness video of the crash, broadcast on state television, showed the green and white passenger bus's windows shattering as it split in half, forcing other vehicles on the road to swerve wildly out of its way.
Death rates from Russian road accidents are higher than in most Western countries, and lawmakers are moving to toughen drunk-driving penalties.
The country has gained fame for its erratic drivers, with footage of cars overtaking on blind corners, rear-ending each other and careening off the road amassing millions of views on YouTube.
(Reporting by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
Members of the emergency services remove the wreckage of a bus at the scene of a collision with a truck outside Moscow July 13, 2013.
REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
The wreckage of a bus is seen as members of the emergency services and police work at the scene of a collision between
the bus and a truck outside Moscow July 13, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
