MOSCOW, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed when a minivan crashed into the rear of a truck in Russia's Tyumen region, local authorities said Thursday.
The crash occurred on the Tyumen-Khanty-Mansiysk federal highway at around 23:20 local time (1820 GMT) on Wednesday, the regional branch of Russia's State Traffic Safety Inspectorate said in a statement posted on the Russian messaging app Max.
Rescue workers have arrived at the scene, and the circumstances of the accident are under investigation, the statement said. ■
