At least eight people were killed in Russia’s Yaroslavl region after a fast train smashed into a passenger bus at a railway crossing, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on April 1. It was not immediately clear how many people had been on the bus or if there were any survivors. Local reports said the train was traveling between Arkhangelsk and Moscow, but other details remain uncertain. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Russian Service, click here.
