"At about 03:30 Moscow time, a bus and a truck collided on the 258th km of the Kavkaz federal highway, passing through the territory of the Kochubeevsky municipal district," TASS reports.
As a result of the accident, the bus driver died, three passengers, including a child, were hospitalized with various injuries.
As specified, six more passengers were released after being examined by doctors and providing one-time medical assistance.
Earlier in Saratov, in a collision of nine cars, five people were injured, including one child.