Two individuals have been killed and 15 others injured in a road accident near the Russian Lipetsk district yesterday as a bus on the Moscow-Tbilisi route overturned on a frozen road, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports.
Those killed were Georgian citizens, as well as several of the injured, the Georgian news agency Netgazeti said.
Employees from the Georgian Interests Section of the Swiss embassy in Russia have visited the injured, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reports.
Zviad Tatishvili from the Georgian Interests Section has confirmed earlier today that those killed were the citizens of Georgia and the accident took place allegedly because of bad weather.
Five Georgian citizens have been injured in the accident. Three have already been discharged from hospital. The health condition of the remaining two, including a minor, is satisfactory," the Georgian Foreign Ministry stated.
Georgia and Russia have had no diplomatic ties since the Russia-Georgia 2008 war.
Any issues between the two countries are settled via the Swiss embassy.