13 Jul 2013 17:19

Moscow official confirms 18 deaths in traffic accident

MOSCOW. July 13 (Interfax) - Moscow's acting Mayor Pyotr Biryukov has confirmed the death of 18 victims in Saturday's traffic accident in southern Moscow.

"The death toll has climbed to 18," he topld reporters at the scene of the accident.

Biryukov chairs Moscow's Commission for Emergencies and Fire Safety. Acting Mayor Sergei Sobyanin instructed Biryukov to deal with aftermath of the deadly traffic accident.