Four Moldovans killed in Ukraine bus crash

Four Moldovan nationals died today, June 12, in a traffic accident near the Ukrainian village of Krasnoe Ozero, Borzeansk rayon. Other 18 persons have been hospitalized with various injuries, Info-Prim Neo reports, citing the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The bus involved in the accident was traveling on the route Chisinau-Moscow, operated by a Moldovan firm called Orizont. The causes of the accident are being established. The victims are to be identified. The Moldovan Embassy in Kiev is keeping in touch with the Ukrainian authorities and is ready to provide the necessary assistance. Additional information is available at the following phone numbers: (Chisinau) MFA's Department for Consular Affairs – 201044; (Kiev) Moldovan Embassy – 00 380 44 280 77 22, 00 380 44 280 77 21.