Many die in Russia crossing crash

The crash is said to have taken place during heavy fog

At least 22 people were killed when a minibus collided with a train in southern Russia, the country's emergencies ministry says.

A spokeswoman said the victims were among up to 40 factory workers on the bus, who were travelling home.

Russian news agencies initially reported that those killed at the unmanned crossing were schoolchildren.

At least five people were seriously hurt in the crash, which occurred in the Ust-Labinskiy district.

The ministry said the accident happened in the morning in heavy fog, and the engine car derailed.

The train was travelling from Mineralnye Vody to Krasnodar, about 1,200 km (750 miles) south of Moscow.