18 die in Moscow road crash

Eighteen people were killed in a truck-bus crash in Moscow, officials said.

"It is a horrible accident that occurred through the fault of one irresponsible driver," Xinhua quoted a fire fighter as saying of Saturday's accident.

The Russian media said 14 people, including a child, were killed at the spot when the truck, loaded with crushed stone, ran into the bus while approaching from a minor road.