This is reported by TASS with reference to the operational headquarters of the region.

“According to updated data, 19 people (all adults) were injured as a result of an accident in Krasnaya Polyana involving a tour bus.

14 of them were taken to city hospitals in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana.

Five people refused hospitalization,” the statement said.

It is specified that all the victims received moderate injuries.

Earlier, the prosecutor's office of the Krasnodar Territory reported that 20 people were injured as a result of an accident involving a truck and a tour bus in Sochi.