Dec 25, 2017

Sputnik News | Dec 25, 2017 | Five Killed in Moscow as Bus Drives Into Pedestrian Underpass (PHOTO, VIDEO) | .. An investigation into the deadly accident is underway. According to the driver of the bus, who has been questioned by police, the vehicle suddenly started moving as the brakes have failed .. | Blogger: Brakes failed, self-driving bus? What the.... For real!? 🙀🙀🙀. Might be unintentional - it's doubtful that russian busses could be tampered with by hackers to be used as a tool for remote killing. But, car hacking is possible - in the case of the crash of killed Michael Hastings and others... |


A bus has driven into a pedestrian underpass in the center of Moscow, killing at least 5 and injuring 15 others, a source in the emergency services told Sputnik, with the death toll being later confirmed by police.

According to the mayor of Moscow, who has arrived at the scene of the crash, two people are in critical condition as a result of the accident.

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"According to preliminary information, a bus drove into the underground passage at the metro station Slavyansky Bulvar," the source said.
The driver of the bus, who was detained earlier in the day, said as quoted by the Russian Investigative Committee that "the bus, while being at the bus stop, suddenly began to move on its own. At the same time, despite his attempts to stop the bus, the braking system malfunctioned and the bus continued to move."