4 Russian tourists killed in Greece road accident

Four Russian tourists and 30 other were injured in a road accident near Greece\'s Thessaloniki, Russian Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday quoting a spokeswoman for Rostourism, Russia\'s Tourism Agency. Russian Consul General in Thessaloniki Alexei Popov confirming to Itar-Tass the accident early Friday, said, \"The road was wet after a rain. The bus, according to preliminary information, was taking 49 tourists to Thessaloniki’s international airport when in overturned on a slippery road. Two men and two women died instantly. They are being identified.\" Nine people were taken to the AHEPA University hospital in Thessaloniki. Two of them are in serious condition. Twenty one people were taken to the G. Gennimatas Hospital. They are in condition of moderate gravity,\" Popov said. According to the Rostourism spokeswoman Irina Schchegolkova, the Russian tourists are clients of Mouzenidis Travel, a major travel operator specializing in Greece.