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Eighteen people were killed and more than 20 were injured when a truck carrying gravel slammed into a bus in Oznobishin, about 40 km (25 miles) from Moscow on Saturday. The force of the impact split the bus in half, shattering its windows while gravel spilled from the overturned truck into the damaged vehicle. Forty-one people were on board the bus at the time.
Ria Novosti reports the truck driver is an Armenian national who has been fined six times for violating traffic rules over the past 12 months. Russian officials say he survived the crash and has been hospitalized.
According to Reuters, "death rates from Russian road accidents are higher than in most Western countries, and lawmakers are moving to toughen drunk-driving penalties.
The country has gained fame for its erratic drivers, with footage of cars overtaking on blind corners, rear-ending each other and careening off the road amassing millions of views on YouTube."
