A serious bus-stop collision in St. Petersburg resulted in multiple injuries, with one victim requiring immediate surgical treatment. This update comes from Fontanka, citing representatives at the Mariinsky Hospital who are coordinating medical care for those affected.
Early reports indicate that two hospitalized individuals are in a serious condition. Medical teams swift action was necessary to perform surgery on one patient to stabilize their condition and address critical injuries sustained in the accident.
The incident has so far been confirmed to involve five people. Among the injured is a teenager who was transported to the city’s children’s hospital for age-appropriate medical evaluation and care.
The crash occurred in the Vasileostrovsky district, where the bus collided with a crowd at a bus stop. Eyewitness accounts describe people being struck by the vehicle as it struck the stop, leading to a broader disruption of traffic in the surrounding streets as emergency responders worked to secure the scene and tend to the injured.
In a separate note that emerged after the immediate aftermath, authorities indicated that a truck driver from the Ural region experienced a collapse and unexpectedly boarded a train, a detail that has been mentioned by some observers but is not yet connected to the bus accident’s causes or outcomes. This piece of information is being reviewed as investigators piece together the events of that day and the sequence of factors that led to the collision. [Fontanka] [Mariinsky Hospital Journal]