18 dead in bus-truck crash near Moscow AT least 18 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a truck on the outskirts of Moscow. Russia's Emergency Ministry said on Saturday 41 people including two children were injured, according to the Itar-Tass news agency. Sixteen of the injured were in "grave condition." The collision took place in the city of Podolsk, about 35 kilometres north of the Russian capital, between a packed passenger bus and truck carrying gravel. The impact ripped the bus in two. The Emergency Ministry said more than 230 rescuers, 30 ambulances and two helicopters were deployed to the crash site.