A regular bus burned down on a highway in the Moscow region

A regular bus burned down in Podolsk city district. This was reported in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Moscow region on Thursday, July 24.

According to preliminary information, the incident occurred at about 12:00 on the 32nd km of the M2 Crimean highway (backup).

"The driver, born in 1977, driving a LiAZ bus, stopped due to a malfunction. After that, there was smoke, and then a vehicle parked on the side of the road caught fire," the department told the Moscow city News agency.

The Moscow regional headquarters clarified that there were no passengers on the bus. Traffic police officers are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

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On July 19, a bus carrying minors overturned in Dagestan. 21 people were injured, including 18 children, RT reports.

On May 24, a school bus caught fire in Kolomna, Moscow region, it became known earlier that day. It was clarified that the incident occurred in the village of Poluryadinki. First there was smoke, and then the minibus caught fire.

A day earlier, a diesel bus caught fire on Beskudnikovsky Boulevard on Dmitrovskoe Highway in Moscow. 360.ru .

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