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Lux Express

Lux Express, headquartered in Tallinn, operates intercity bus service in the Baltic states, Poland, Finland, and Russia.[1]

The company operates a fleet of 105 Scania Irizar i6 buses.

History

The company was established in 1994 under the name MootorReisi AS and introduced the Lux Express brand in 2008.[2]

In 2010, the company left the Eurolines network and added a cheaper brand called "Simple Express".[3]

In February 2020, the first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia was a passenger arriving on a Lux Express bus from Riga.[4]

In June 2023, the company ordered 27 Scania Irizar i6S buses.[5] The first 10 buses from the order were delivered in July 2023.[6]

Accidents

  • In January 2016, a Lux Express bus crashed between Jõhvi and Tartu when it was forced off the road due to strong wind. Twelve passengers and the driver were hospitalised.[7]
  • In February 2016, a Lux Express bus en-route from St. Petersburg to Riga collided with a truck on a road covered in black ice, killing the bus driver.[8]
  • In October 2022, a Lux Express bus en-route from St. Petersburg to Riga collided with a truck, killing the bus driver.[9][10]
  • In February 2025 a Lux Express bus on the route from Tallinn to St. Petersburg collided with a snow plough near Ivangorod, and two passengers lost their lives.[11]

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References

  1. Luxexpress Routes Lux Express^
  2. About Lux Express Lux Express^
  3. Bussifirma loobub Eurolinesi kaubamärgist Eesti Rahvusringhääling, 28 May 2010^
  4. Estonia reports first case of coronavirus Lithuanian National Radio and Television, 27 February 2020^
  5. "Lux Express" atnaujins autobusų parką: perka 27 naujus ekologiškus autobusus Baltic News Service, 8 June 2023^
  6. 10 new Irizar i6S Efficient for Lux Express Irizar, July 2023^
  7. Lux Express passenger bus ends up in a traffic accident in Estonia Baltic News Network, 29 January 2016^
  8. Driver dies, 13 injured in Estonia bus crash Public Broadcasting of Latvia, 8 February 2016^
  9. Estonian bus operator Lux Express' bus involved in severe road accident in Russia The Baltic Times, 10 October 2022^
  10. Lux Express bus driver killed in head-on collision Eesti Rahvusringhääling, 11 October 2022^
  11. [https://news.postimees.ee/8184783/two-people-killed-in-lux-express-bus-accident-in-russia Postimees News. Two people killed in Lux Express bus accident in Russia.] Retrieved 7 February 2025.^