Russian bus plunges into river, killing passengers 

The car got lucky he didn’t get plunged into the water too!

Ffs! What kind of driving was that? The bus runs on diesel and the driver runs on vodka?

I don't care where you live or our countries being at odds. I just want you all to know I'm sorry for the families of the victims.

Note, they will replace you regardless if you take the extra shift or not. So take care of yourself so you can protect and take care of others. Please.

As a child that was my worst fear, being in a bus that fell into the water.

That is my worst nightmare of how I wouldn't want to die, being trapped in water in some type of vehicle. Along with the other worst way, being burned alive.

So sad to see this. My condolences to anyone who is related or affected. From London

So sad, I'm sorry to see this tragedy. Condolences and love from Australia.

For anyone curious why this happened, the driver was forced into another shift right after his other 24h shift. He lost consciousness

The driver testified in court. Claimed he fell asleep around 2 AM after 20 hour shift, was sleeping for 3-4 hours, got wakeup call to the next shift around 5:30 AM. Got to the bus station, accepted the first bus, drove out and noticed turn signal failure. Drove it to the workshop, got back to station, accepted the second bus and noticed barely functioning brakes. Since brakes didn't fail completely, he started service. Passengers frequently accused him for rude braking. Claimed he can't remember what happened at this turn, the first memory being of someone getting him out of freezing water. Officials detained chief manager of transportation company, too. He was responsible for shift timetable and bus maintenance. That's about how far one can get with greedy management and migrant workers without social security or trade unions.

They blame the driver instead of blaming the company that treats drivers like Slaves.

So sorry to see this. Sending you all love from the U.S.

That thing is sinking much faster than you'd think...

When l was about eight years old, l saw a city bus make a turn near my house and go into a large drainage ditch. The driver was the only one on the bus. I think he had a heart attack while driving.

Such a terrible tragedy and loss of life.

He was drunk? Or what happened to him

I thought medical emergency because it was so erratic. Apparently deliberate which is just insane.

I can't imagine what was going through the minds of the passengers. Absolutely horrifying. May those who were injured recover quickly and RIP to those who lost their lives.

God, I cannot imagine being trapped in a deadly situation like that...

Boy that bus sure sank fast. I can only dogpaddle lol

One day you're just heading home from work or whatever, not really paying much attention to the usual boring ride, and then suddenly your bus is flying off the bridge into freezing water and going under quickly. Oh, this is just great! 😨

RIP to those who couldn’t get out.

The driver had completed a long shift but was then woken up to get on with his next shift. Shortages of manpower in russia are leading to the collapse of basic infrastructure like bus services and dams.

This looks intentional.. he actually drove to the far left bumping passengers around onto a sidewalk, amid screaming no doubt, giving himself enough leverage to then make a smooth turn across the street straight into the river. at no point during the whole time did he simply hit the brake.

The driver and only 1 passenger survived out of 8. I live there. Freezing muddy water filled the bus in a matter of seconds. Surviving guy couldn't break the windows and was moving around blindly. He's got out through the roof hatch with the helping hand of good samaritans who opened it from outside.

My phobia in real life ugh.

Водитель был таджикским мигрантом. В автобусе погибли все кроме него и ещё одного чудом спасшегося человека. Это теракт, а не авария

How to get out if you were in the bus? Cannot break the window.

Tired driving is more dangerous than drunk driving

For those wondering, the bus driver said he was forced to work another shift- even though he was exhausted after already having done 20 hours straight prior to that. *Edit- his wife reported this (above) to the media. However, he told authorities he had been feeling very tired during the shift. There's snapshots of the bus footage on Daily Mail UK showing him nodding off asleep behind the wheel, to which the bus crashed into a pole, sending passengers flying & causing a possible broken spine in one them. Additional articles that I gathered this information from were on AP News, CBS News, Euro News, as well as an additional video that I believe came from the same page as this video.

Any source as to what and why? rather than speculation?

It looks obvious that the bus had some kind of mechanical issues, because driver is jumping curbs and everything, then going in. Prayers to the victims and their families!

For those who said it was deliberate. Why did he have to make so many zig zag movements and not plunge it straight on? Sensationalists.... the guy fell sleep on the wheel. Exhaustion.

It only took about 8 seconds from hitting the water to being almost fully submerged about 20 people were on the bus about 7 of them died... RIP

Rest in peace to the passengers who passed 🕊️. I hope their families will be okay.

Condolences to their family and get well soon to the others that got injured

Holy cow, it sank so fast!😧

That appears to have been a deliberate act by the driver.

Anyone can post a video... Did NBC do any actual reporting? Would love to know what caused the bus to go insane like that.

Heart attack or a stroke...what shocks me the most is how quickly the bus sank. It doesn't make sense. There is a lot of air in it.

That's insane!

Very odd. It seems like he could have stopped easily -- unless his brakes weren't working. The weird U-turn makes no sense.

My condolences to the families affected. Does somebody know what the reasons for the accident were? It looks like a mechanical problem with the steering.

Imagine getting on a bus and then THIS happens? Wow that's just a terrifying way to have to die 😔 God bless those poor people 🙏

Looking at the location, my guess is the driver lost control after a 90° turn, veering left towards the red building. That building is the naval museum, and has two large anchors on the pavement, right where the bus bumps over something. This might have caused mechanical damage, causing the bus to steer right uncontrollably. It could also have caused brakelines to be severed, and/or the accelerator to be jammed in the full throttle position. The idea that this was intentional is completely implausible to me, because if he intended to drive the bus into the water, he would have had the perfect place for it just seconds before, just off camera. A straight 2 lane, one way road perpendicular to the river, plenty of space for a run-up, with only a small decorative wall for pedestrians to smash through. No cars ahead of him that could have slowed him down either... And even here on camera, it would have been more easy to drive into the water on the other (right) side of the bridge. There is no reason for this driver to first nearly drive into a building, to then turn the other way 180°, hit a vehicle, then a small vehicle barrier at low speed, almost hitting a large concrete post and wall. There are several options here where he could have just driven straight in, with just a railing to stop him, but he didn't, he took the most convoluted route into the water.

It reminds me of when I watched another similar RU-vid video. A chinese bus driver snapped and just drove his bus off a bridge with passengers on board, killimg them all I think. You never know what people are going through. Scary.

Why cut the footage there?! Did any of those 3 people jump in to try n help?

We do not know the exact circumstances, so shouldn't speculate! The driver may have suffered a heart attack or something else caused the bus to veer across the road into the river!

Driver's wife said he was extremely overwoked. But to think about - he will probably become a scapegoat for justice That is sad

Those poor people!!!!!! My heart goes out to them and their loved ones. I hope answers are found quickly tostart to give closure to them.

Jesus imagine losing your life because someone can't handle a steering wheel

Direction bloquée ?

That’s so sad for the people who were killed

How terrible! My heartfelt condolences to all of the families. RIP 😔😔😔

Sick driver

When was it filmed? Looks a bit old.

I'm so sorry to everyone affected by this tragedy. I can't even imagine the horror.

Recycling. Overexploited . This company had 23 violations on its account . And that's how it ended. Only the driver and one elderly man escaped ( he was pulled out by the townspeople who rushed to help ) The rest - 7 people died

Doesnt matter what country it is, things like this are so tragic. Rest in peace to the victims. Just awful

This wasn’t a crash - it was a “special plunge”

This river was where my hotel was when I was in Saint Petersburg

How tragic. Sincere condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives… 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I hope the survivors recover fully and soon 🥰🥰🥰

My condolences 💐

0:27 got worried for a second there. Thought the second bus was about to do the same thing

That must of been horrible, sorry for your loss

I would never think that bus would sink that fast it was max 10sec

If it's that, the authorities are obliged to enforce work hour limits. This is not acceptable.

Rest in peace all who died on that bus 😭😭😭

I wonder what goes through someones mind to do something like this.

This is new, usually you accidentally trip out of a high rise balcony, but I guess this works too.

Was it electric and operated with A I?

My condolences to their families from an American.

Oh no! That's horrible! My condolences to everyone impacted.

I heard he was working straight 20 hours.

I hope the person in the SUV knows this wasn't their fault.

Wow unbelievable and scary. When you ride any kind of public transportation your safety is in the hands of that driver. Pray for the families..

He is Usbekistani, and had terminated another driving assignment 3 hours prior to him turning up again for this job. Over exhausted seems to be the reason. I have been driving on many busses and Minibusses in Russia, and there is hardly the control we have in the West with work hours.

This is horrible. My sincerest sympathies. ❤🙏😢

i was driving and felt like i was dying, don’t know what happened but had to stop but thankfully i went back to normal and got home safe.

🙏 I hope the injured heal and I’m praying for the families of the deceased 😢

"Please let this be a normal field trip..."

The Russian version of Speed.

I can't imaging being in there when the bus starts to sink, it was just seconds.😱 Any other survivor or just the driver?

they're testing suicidal buses.

The driver didn’t know if they wanted to crash into cars or go over the edge into the water. They chose the latter. 😞

That looked unbelievably intentional

*The title is very OFF....at first read, They wrote it as if all passengers met a sad fate*

OMG😳...What the He'll" Happend...Prayers for the Innocent Victims🙏😞.

So sorry to those poor people. They must of been terrified . So sad.

OMG… NO!!! How incredibly sad.

Absolutely terrifying. When I die I want to go like my Grandad, at total peace with the world-not kicking & screaming like his passengers.

I don’t think the bus could have had more opportunities to not go in the water, but it was meant to swim today

Condolences to family and friends of those who died! Love to all!

That’s insane

Oh my gosh, that's devastating! 🙏

This looks deliberate.

Dang how deep is that river

absolutely horrific

Yikes, that thing sank so fast.

This is why you do not blindly follow your GPS 💀