At least 5 killed as bus drives down underground station steps mowing down crowd

AT least five people have been killed after a bus drove down the steps of an underground station in Moscow.

By Tom Towers /

The incident occurred at the Slavyansky Bulvar metro station in the west of the city.

15 people were also injured in the crash, police told local media.

Cops are at the scene and the driver has been detained.

Horrifying footage shows the bus driving down the passage as helpless pedestrians are crushed underneath.

Moscow bus crash INSTAGRAM

AT THE SCENE: It occurred at the Slavyansky Bulvar metro station

Bus ploughs into crowd at Moscow underground station

 
Five dead and many injured as bus crashes into underground station in the Russian capital of Moscow
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More than 10 people were also injured in the crash makargeneralov
Around 15 people have been injured in the horror crash in Moscow

    Other CCTV shows the vehicle slowly approaching the station after navigating past parked cars.

    10 ambulances and three medical helicopters have been dispatched and the Mayor of Moscow is reportedly at the scene.

    Pictures show hundreds gathering round the station as emergency services rush to treat the injured. 

    Moscow bus crash GETTY

    INVESTIGATING: Emergency services have been dispatched after the collision

    Moscow bus crash GETTY

    MYSTERY: The vehicle's brakes may have failed before the crash

    Четверо погибших и 12 пострадавших...

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    The driver tried to apply the brakes but they did not function, investigators claim.

    A preliminary examination showed he was sober during the crash, local media report.

    The crash happened in icy conditions and an inspection of the entire Moscow bus fleet has now been ordered.

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