In the Krasnodar Territory near the village of Volna from the pier of the Kerch bridge under construction in the sea, a bus that transported builders. Workers of "Tamanneftegaz" returned from the watch. It is assumed that either the driver failed to manage, violated the SDA, or failed the technique. The depth of the sea in the place of fall is about four meters.

Of the 45 bus passengers killed 18 people. 27 people managed to be saved, eighteen of them suffered. Eight people were hospitalized in Temryuk Central Central Hospital. Eleven victims were assisted in Taman Hospital, five were not required to be hospitalized. The condition of the five is assessed by doctors as severe, the injuries of the rest are of medium severity and light (injuries of the ribs, arms, legs, tremors). A helicopter was assigned to transport the victims. On-site worked Crimean divers. A total of 112 people and 29 units of equipment were involved in the rescue operation. Already the truck crane is lifted from the water to the shore by a bus.

Investigators and criminologists are engaged in clarifying the circumstances. The bus driver is alive, he is in the hospital.

The governor of the province ordered to allocate places in hotels for reception of relatives who will arrive on identification of the lost builders.

On the scene came deputy head of Rostrud Ivan Shklovets and CEO of OTEKO-Portservice, which is the owner of the bus. Deputy General Director Irina Trifonova, who is also at the scene, said: "A terrible tragedy took place that took the lives of our colleagues. We mourn together with the families of the deceased. We will do our best to investigate what happened and to identify the causes of the tragic incident ". The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case under two articles "Violation of traffic rules and vehicle operation" and "Provision of services that do not meet the security requirements", in parallel with the verification of the beginning, the transport prosecutor's office.

On the Kuban in the Otradnensky district at noon on August 24 there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 4 points. Victims and destruction are not present.