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2014 Ukraine train bus collision

Coordinates: 51°02′02″N 34°24′49″E / 51.03383°N 34.41354°E / 51.03383; 34.41354 (accident site)
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2014 Ukraine train bus collision
Location of Sumy Oblast in Ukraine
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Date4 February 2014
3:30 pm local time
LocationSumy Oblast
CountryUkraine
Statistics
Deaths13
Injured6
DamageBus and a Train

The 2014 Ukraine train bus collision occurred on 4 February 2014 when a bus was hit by a train and killed at least 13 people and another 6 were wounded; the bus driver survived. According to province prosecutor's office: "The shuttle bus ignored the traffic lights and the sound signals and headed to the crossing". The collision took place in Vyry [uk], Sumy Oblast, in northeastern Ukraine.[1]

February 5 was declared a day of mourning in Sumy Oblast. The Government of Ukraine decided to provide assistance to the families of the victims in the amount of ₴50,000 and to the families of the deceased in the amount of ₴100,000.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Twelve die as train and minibus collide in Ukraine". BBC News. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "Помилование Луценко не сняло проблем выборочного правосудия, - эксперты". 24 Канал (in Russian). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 2023-04-01.

51°02′02″N 34°24′49″E / 51.03383°N 34.41354°E / 51.03383; 34.41354 (accident site)