Three people were killed after a bus fell into a Moyka river in St. Petersburg on Friday, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said.
“Rescuers pulled nine people from the sunken bus. Two are in serious condition, four are in a state of clinical death […] Three people died, unfortunately,” the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, a source in the emergency services told Sputnik that four people were killed and four more are in a state of clinical death after the accident.
The Russian Investigative Committee also confirmed that the accident led to deaths and injuries.
Furthermore, a driver of the bus was detained, and a criminal case was opened, the regional department of the Interior Ministry said.
"The driver was taken to a police station," the department said in a statement, adding that a criminal case was opened.