The Interior Ministry said that the collision occurred outside the town of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region after the bus attempted to cross the track, ignoring a siren that indicated an oncoming train.[break]
Thirty-seven people from the bus died on the spot and another person died later in the hospital. There were no injuries reported on the train.
Rescuers, medics and investigators were working at the scene of the crash.
Road and railway accidents are common in Ukraine where the roads are in poor condition, vehicles are poorly maintained and drivers and passengers routinely disregard safety and traffic rules.
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