Vysokoye, Russia (Government of Ryazan Region of Russia Press Office via AP)

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December 25, 2020The death toll from a bus crash on Christmas Day is four dead and 11 injured in Russia. The bus was traveling from Moscow to Volgograd: it went off the road into a ditch and overturned in the Ryazan region, about 250 kilometers south of Moscow.



According to the police, the driver may have fallen asleep, thus losing control of the vehicle. The crash of the bus occurred in the early hours of Friday. Among the four dead is the driver. Among the 11 injured, who were hospitalized, there are several children.