A bus was hit by a train on a railroad pass in Gura Ocnitei, TV news stations announced on Sunday. Out of the 35 passengers of the bus, 8 died and 25 other were injured out of which 12 persons were in a critical condition.
Five of the injured people were transferred to Bucharest because of their serious injuries. The bus was carrying people from a wedding in a nearby town and crashed with the train in early morning.
The bus driver died at the impact and the reasons for which he did not stop are still to be established. The railroad pass did not have a barrier, only signaling lights.
