“A criminal case has been initiated on the basis of a crime under Part 2 of Art.
238 of the Criminal Code of Russia (the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements, resulting in the death of a person through negligence), ”the website of the Investigative Committee says.
According to preliminary data, a woman - the bus driver - died.
The exact number of victims is being established.
Earlier it was reported that in Veliky Novgorod, a bus carrying 26 passengers hit the building of Novgorod State University.