Bus plummets into river in St Petersburg leaving several dead

A bus veered off a bridge into the Moyka river on Friday in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city. Officials reported seven people dead. Russian news reports said there were 15 people on the city bus. Rescuers removed nine people from the water. Three of them died and four of those hospitalized were in a state of clinical death. Six of those who were onboard climbed out of the water on their own. The bus driver was detained by the police. Authorities opened a criminal investigation into alleged traffic violations and unsafe travel services.