MOSCOW, April 8 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and four others were injured after a minibus collided with a train in the northern part of the Crimea Peninsula on Sunday, local police said.

The bus operating the route between Sevastopol in the southwest and Armyansk in the north crashed with the train running from Kerch in the east to Armyansk at a railway crossing in the suburb of Armyansk, said Olga Kondrashova, spokesperson for the Interior Ministry's Crimean branch.

The bus was carrying 13 people when the accident happened. No children were among the casualties.

Crimea was incorporated into Russia in March 2014 following a local referendum. Ukraine says the peninsula was annexed.</s>Authorities in Ukraine's Russian-controlled Crimea region say five people were killed when a commuter train collided with a minibus on the peninsula.

At least three other people were hospitalized with injuries following the April 8 accident, which occurred at a railway crossing in Crimea's northern city of Armyansk.

Two people reportedly were in intensive care.

All the dead and wounded were said to be passengers of the minibus.

Based on reporting by TASS and Interfax</s>"A road accident occurred near the town of Armiansk at a railway crossing. A shuttle bus collided with a shuttle train. Five people were killed and four suffered injuries in the accident," Olga Kondrashova said.

Earlier in the day, a source in the regional emergency services told Sputnik about the incident, adding that according to preliminary figures five people were killed and five more were injured. Representatives of the crisis center set up at the scene of the accident told Sputnik that there were 13 people in the shuttle bus.</s>A car has collided with a bus near Wythenshawe Hospital.

It happened at around 4.55pm on Saturday afternoon near to the bus station on Southmoor Road.

Fire and ambulance crews were also called to the scene.

It is understood that two people – the driver of the bus and the driver of the car – suffered minor injuries.

Police say none of the passengers were hurt.

Half an hour later, police were called to a second collision down the road in Baguley.

A Volkswagen Golf crashed into a fence and railings on Altrincham Road, near to Tesco Extra at the junction of Southmoor Road.

The driver stayed at the scene and was treated by ambulance crews.

TfGM tweeted to say the road was blocked westbound, urging drivers to avoid the area.

It said: “Due to a Police incident, one lane is currently blocked westbound on Altrincham Road in Baguley, near to the junction of Southmoor Road. Please approach with caution #TfGMTraffic.”
A bus collides with a train near Armyansk, Crimea, killing five people and injuring four others.