17 Aug 2013 12:15

Over 20 casualties reported in ship's collision with barge on Irtysh

MOSCOW. Aug 17 (Interfax) - The number of casualties in a collision between a passenger ship and a barge on the Irtysh river in the Omsk region has exceeded twenty people, a local law enforcement source told Interfax.

"According to reports from the scene, there are over 20 casualties, and some 10 of them are in serious and critical condition," the source said.