Three men aged 21, 25 and, respectively, 39 lost their lives in a traffic accident in Odessa region of Ukraine. According to the Civil Protection and Emergencies Service, a bus running on the Cahul – Moscow route with 37 passengers aboard skidded off the road near Starye Maiaki village of Odessa region, IPN reports.

Another five persons received different traumas. The persons who remained alive were taken home by a vehicle. These included four of those injured who were already discharged from the hospital.

A hotline was set up at Moldova’s Consulate in Odessa for the relatives of those hurt to find out information - +380668711715 (mobile).

Prime Minister Pavel Filip offered his condolences to the families of the victims of the accident. He instructed the responsible institutions to take measures to repatriate the bodies of those killed and to counsel their relatives.