7 Killed When Car Strikes Crowd at Moscow Bus Stop

2012-09-22 21:51:06 Xinhua Web Editor: Zhang

A car crashed into a crowded bus stop in western Moscow on Saturday, killing seven people at the scene, municipal police said.

The allegedly drunk driver lost control of his car and knocked down a group of pedestrians at the bus stop, a municipal police spokesman said.

Preliminary information said that several passengers were injured in the bus stop on the Minskaya street, Interfax news agency quoted the spokesman as saying.

The speeding car reportedly veered off the street and drove into a crowd waiting at the bus stop in western Moscow, local media reported.

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