- Horrifying video footage of the incident shows the bus crossing the pavement
- It then smashes its way down the stairs, taking a number of pedestrians with it
- Reports vary from four to five people being killed and from 10 to 15 being injured
- There is not indication at this stage as to how or why the bus came off the road
At least four people are said to have died after a bus came off the road and hurtled down a set of stairs leading to a metro station.
Horrifying video footage of the incident shows the bus cross the pavement and speeding down the stairs, hitting pedestrians.
It happened on Kutuzovsky Avenue, near the Slavyansky Bulvar metro station in Moscow.
At least four people are said to have died after a bus came off the road and hurtled down a set of stairs leading to a metro station
Firefighters work to stabilise the bus as a huge crowd of people gather around to watch the operation
The windscreen is seen smashed having ploughed into the structure overhead at the metro station
Reports vary from four to five people being killed and between 10 and 15 have been injured.
The reason as to why or how the bus – used for public transport – came off the road is still being investigated by detectives.
Police believe there are two possible causes, according to RIA Novosti.
Either the vehicle’s brakes failed or a car cut ahead of the bus, causing it to veer off its intended path.
Terrorism is not being considered, it is understood, but the driver was detained by police.