一列火车在乌克兰东南部与一辆公共汽车相撞,导致至少41人死亡,将近12人受重伤。有关当局说,这起事故星期二早晨发生在马尔加涅茨镇附近。目击者说,这辆公共汽车不顾有火车驶来的信号灯警告,开进了铁道交叉口。

乌克兰总理阿扎罗夫星期二对议员表示,调查人员正在出事地点同紧急救护人员一起工作,来确定事故发生的原因。议员们以站立默哀来纪念死者。内政部发表声明说,这列火车在同公共汽车相撞后将公共汽车拽了30米远。声明警告说,死亡人数可能还会增加。乌克兰总统亚努科维奇对死伤者的亲属表示了慰问。

A train in southeastern Ukraine has collided with a bus, killing at least 41 people and critically injuring nearly a dozen others. Authorities say the accident occurred Tuesday morning near the town of Marhanets.Witnesses say the commuter bus entered a railway crossing after ignoring an alarm signaling an 
oncoming train.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov told lawmakers that investigators are working alongside emergency personnel at the crash site to determine what happened. Lawmakers stood for a moment of silence in memory of the victims.An Interior Ministry statement said the train dragged the bus 30 meters after impact. It warned that the death toll could rise. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych expressed condolences to relatives of the victims.