2014 Ukraine Train Bus Collision
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The 2014 Ukraine train bus collision occurred on 4 February 2014 when a bus was hit by a train and killed at least 13 people and another 6 were wounded; the bus driver survived. According to province prosecutor's office: "The shuttle bus ignored the traffic lights and the sound signals and headed to the crossing". The collision took place in ,
Sumy Oblast Sumy Oblast ( uk, Сумська́ о́бласть, translit=Sumska oblast; also referred to as Sumshchyna – uk, Су́мщина) is an oblast (province) in the northeastern part of Ukraine. Population: The oblast was created in its most ...
, in northeastern
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...
. February 5 was declared a day of mourning in Sumy Oblast. The Government of Ukraine decided to provide assistance to the families of the victims in the amount of ₴50,000 and to the families of the deceased in the amount of ₴100,000.


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