Five allegedly Ukrainians die in van crash in Russia’s Kursk region

According to preliminary data, five Ukrainian citizens have died and seven were injured when a van collided with a commercial truck in Fatezh District of Kursk region that borders northern Ukraine, RIA Novosti has reported citing a source in the local emergencies services.

"The minivan and the truck collided outside the village of Verkhniy Lyubazh in Fatezh District. A total of 12 people became the victims, five of them died, and seven people were taken to a clinic," the source said.

The emergencies representative said all the victims were the citizens of Ukraine.

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