“The governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory expressed his condolences to the families of those killed in a major accident in the Sretensky district. December 2 was declared the day of mourning in the region, ”TASS quoted the press service of the head of the region.

Earlier, mourning was declared in the Sretensky district.

On December 1, in the Trans-Baikal Territory, a passenger bus fell from a bridge onto the ice of the Kuenga River. The accident killed at least 19 people, another 22 were injured. A wheel broke in the vehicle, after which the driver lost control. A criminal case has been opened.

The authorities of the Sretensky district in the Trans-Baikal Territory will pay 60 thousand rubles to the relatives of 19 dead in an accident with a bus for their burial.