17 hurt as Russian tourist bus swerves off road

Seventeen people were injured when a Russian tourist bus swerved off the road in south-eastern Finland today.

17 hurt as Russian tourist bus swerves off road
Thu, 14 Oct, 2004 - 11:27

Seventeen people were injured when a Russian tourist bus swerved off the road in south-eastern Finland today.

The accident, which happened before 1am irish time, occurred on a country road near Savitaipale, about 135 miles north-east of Helsinki, according to Lasse Vallentin from the South Karelian Rescue Centre.

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