AT least four people have died after a train crashed into a shuttle bus at a crossing in Ukraine.
Police rushed to the site of the horror collision in Kvasyliv before rescuing several injured survivors from the wreckage.
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A minibus crashed into a train in Ukraine Credit: Rivne Police
The mangled wreckage was seen against a metal railing Credit: Rivne Police
Shocking images showed the aftermath of the harrowing smash in Rivne Oblast, in the northwest of the country.
Cops were seen inspecting glass from the vehicle’s shattered windows which was thrown all across the road.
The mangled minibus was seen missing a large section of its rear side as it sat halfway off the road.
Local authorities said: “A road traffic accident involving a train and a minibus occurred today, 2 July, at around 13:55 in the village of Kvasyliv.
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A chair seen thrown out of the vehicle in the crash Credit: Rivne Police
At least four people died Credit: Rivne Police
“Police and all emergency services are working at the scene.”
They added: “Three people are currently known to have died.
“In addition, there are injured people, who are receiving the necessary medical assistance.”
The initial death toll of three was later revised to four.
A huge crash unfolded in Rivne, Ukraine Credit: Rivne Police
At least four people were killed Credit: Rivne Police
An investigation into the full circumstances of the ordeal has been launched.
Ukraine’s state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said: “All circumstances of the accident will be established based on the results of the inspection.”
The train was reportedly on the Rivne-Zdolbuniv route at the time of the deadly collision.
The affected section of the railway has been closed whilst the probe takes place.
It comes after at least 18 people people were killed and dozens were injured after Russia unleashed large-scale missile and drone strikes on Kyiv.
Children were among a “significant number” of casualties as a wave of strikes rocked the Ukrainian capital.
Volodymyr Zelensky had warned that the Kremlin was plotting a “massive” attack just hours earlier, after it had suffered several humiliating blows at the hands of Ukraine in recent weeks.
The Ukrainian president said: “The enemy is once again deliberately targeting residential areas and killing civilians.”
