14 killed, 7 injured in bus crash in Russia's Far East
Fourteen people were killed and seven others injured early Monday when a shift bus fell off a 25-meter cliff in Russia’s Sakha Republic, local authorities reported.
The crash occurred on a road operated by the Denisovsky Mining and Processing Plant. The bus, carrying over 30 workers, veered off the road and overturned, according to Xinhua.
The driver was among the dead, while two of the injured remain in serious condition. Emergency crews deployed 44 personnel and 13 vehicles to the site.
An investigation into the cause is underway, Xinhua reported.
Russia to invest $2.3bn in border checkpoint upgrades
Russia will invest nearly 180bn rubles (about $2.3bn) over the next three years to modernize its border checkpoints, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced on Monday.
During a visit to the Kanikurgan checkpoint in the Amur Region, Mishustin said the funding will support construction, repairs, and the introduction of advanced digital systems, Xinhua reported.
More than a quarter of the country’s checkpoints are set for upgrades over the next five years, with over 30 in the Far Eastern Federal District alone. The move aims to improve cross-border logistics and support growing trade flows.
