Six killed in Moscow bus crash

A bus packed with passengers going from Moscow to a neighbouring region overturned outside the capital early today, killing six people and injuring 20.

The accident took place at about 5.50am (2.50am Irish Time) when a bus travelling to the city of Kaluga, about 125 miles) south-west of Moscow, turned over, said Viktor Beltsov, spokesman for the Emergency Situations Ministry.