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MOSCOW — Five teenage Russian orphans, their teacher and her husband were all killed when a speeding car driven by a drunken driver crashed into a Moscow bus stop, the Interfax news agency reported Sunday, citing city officials.

Police
said the car was traveling more than 200 kph (120 mph) when the heavily
intoxicated driver lost control and slammed into the bus stop Saturday,
killing seven people and injuring three.

The 30-year-old driver,
Alexander Maximov, had been arrested for drunken driving in 2010 and
told police that prior to Saturday’s accident he had been drinking for
two days, Interfax said. The driver also had received two speeding
tickets this year.

The orphans were returning from an awards ceremony for a city arts and crafts competition held in a park in western Moscow.

Moscow
police reported Sunday morning that they had detained more than 130
drunken drivers over the past 24 hours, perhaps eager to show they were
taking the problem seriously.