[7] A minibus, with 16 people on board, was hit by a train at a railway crossing in the county of Iași, near the town of Scânteia.

According to Under-Secretary of State for Health Raed Arafat, 14 people died, including the driver and a child, and three were seriously injured.

[8] The train involved in the accident was operated by private rail company Regiotrans and ran between Iași and Brașov.

[6][10] According to sources cited, some of the passengers were thrown out the vehicle following the impact, while others remained trapped in the minibus.

[8] According to the Iași police, the accident occurred because the minibus driver failed to comply with light signals and signs at the railway crossing.