Video Shows St. Petersburg Bus Driving Straight Off a Bridge Into River, Killing 7
Seven people were killed and several others were injured when a city bus carrying 20 people spun out of control, struck a car, and then careened off the side of a bridge and into a river in the center of St. Petersburg, Russian media reported.
Video of the incident shows the 262 bus, moving at a slow pace, losing control while making a right-hand turn and smacking into parked cars on the opposite side of the street. The bus then plunges over the side of the bridge and into the Molka River as the waters close over it.
Emergency responders quickly began pulling people out of the submerged vehicle, aided by passerby who threw buoys. The rescuers were able to pull everyone out of the bus, although additional searches of the river are still underway.