A Russian city is in mourning after a traffic accident killed 12 people, including 10 members of a children's acrobatics team.

Police say at least 19 other people were injured when a bus carrying 34 passengers, including 27 children, collided with a truck and two other vehicles on a road in northwestern Siberia on December 4.

The children were returning to their hometown of Nefteyugansk from a competition in the city of Khanty-Mansiisk.

On December 5, authorities in Nefteyugansk announced a three-day mourning period

Russia's Investigative Committee said an investigation was launched on suspicion of "violation of traffic regulations leading to multiple deaths."

It said requests for arrest warrants for the drivers of the bus and the truck had been filed with prosecutors. Both drivers survived.

President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the families of the victims on December 4.

Based on reporting by TASS and Interfax

</s>MOSCOW — At least 12 people, including nine members of a children's acrobatics team, have been killed in a road collision in eastern Siberia, officials said.

The interior ministry in Russia's Khanty-Mansiysk district said the crash happened late Sunday afternoon on a highway linking two Siberian oil towns. Early reports indicate the driver of the bus carrying the acrobatics squad lost control and collided with a truck in the incoming lane, killing at least 12 people and injuring 20 more.

The governor's office said the bus was taking the children back to their hometown after a competition in the regional capital.

The Investigative Committee would not immediate name a cause for the crash, but said it was looking at different factors including low visibility and bad weather conditions. Temperatures were around -17 Celsius (1.4 Fahrenheit) Sunday evening and there were reports of a blizzard.

The Interfax news agency quoted a local police spokeswoman as saying the drivers of both vehicles, who are now in the hospital, have tested negative for alcohol.</s>MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say at least eight people, including five members of a children’s acrobatics team, have been killed in a road collision in eastern Siberia.

The interior ministry in the Khanty-Mansiysk district said in a statement Sunday that the crash happened on a highway linking two Siberian oil towns. The officials quoted early reports that the driver of the bus carrying the acrobatics squad lost control and collided with a truck in the incoming lane.

The governor’s office said the bus was taking the children back to their hometown from a competition in the regional capital.

Temperatures in the area are around -17 C (1.4 F). It wasn’t immediately clear whether the weather conditions contributed to the collision.</s>TWO children have suffered minor injuries after a collision between two vehicles at Coolana, in the Somerset.

 

 The crash occurred at 1.09pm on Lowood-Minden Rd and also saw one adult sustain an injured chest from an air bag.

 

 Both lanes of the road were closed for a short time.
At least 12 people, including 10 children, are killed in a bus crash in Siberia, Russia.