8 killed in train, bus collision in Russia's Yaroslavl

Eight people were killed in a collision between a train and a bus in the Yaroslavl region, said the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on Monday, reported Xinhua.

The collision occurred in the village of Berendeevo in the urban district of Pereslavl-Zalessky, the ministry said in its Telegram channel, adding that all eight people on the bus were killed according to preliminary data.

Rescuers and psychologists from the ministry were working at the site, the ministry said.