10 Jun 2014 15:02

Embassy still unable to confirm Russian deaths in India road accident

MOSCOW/ NEW DELHI. June 10 (Interfax) - Officials of the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy in India are verifying reports claiming that more than ten Russian citizens were allegedly killed in a road accident in the country's north.

"We are verifying this information now. We cannot confirm 100% that these people are Russian citizens," a Consular Department spokesman told Interfax.

India's media reported earlier that a bus allegedly carrying Russian tourists had fallen into the Bhagirathi River in one of the country's northern states. According to these reports, 13 Russian citizens were killed.