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Four out of 29 injured in bus crash in Ukraine are non-transportable, says Health Ministry

Out of the 29 Russians injured in a Saturday bus crash in Ukraine, four are non-transportable, the press service of the Ukrainian Health Ministry said on Saturday.

According to a report, four people were taken to Chernihiv regional clinical hospital, one of them was in critical condition, and three are in a moderately severe condition.

Twenty-five people were taken to Chernihiv city hospital No. 2, including five in critical condition taken to the intensive care unit. Fifteen people had injuries of moderate severity with various fractures, and five people underwent surgery.

The Health Ministry also said that a 17-year-old boy was among the fourteen people killed in the crash.

"The report of the accident was received at 0517 on Saturday and at 0538, the first emergency team provided medical care to the victims. A total of 14 teams provided medical assistance at the scene," the press service said.

As reported, a bus carrying a group of Christian pilgrims from Velikiye Luki, the Pskov region of Russia, to the Pochayiv Monastery in western Ukraine overturned on a highway between Chernihiv and Kyiv in the north of Ukraine early on Saturday. Fourteen people were killed and 29 others injured in the crash.

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