A Christian minibus driver claimed that two Muslim men with knives accosted him and demanded money.
The announcement drew sharp protests from minibus drivers and labor unions.
Not long ago, a minibus driver was convicted of supporting terrorists after an army sergeant objected to Kurdish music being played to his passengers.
According to the Iaşi police, the accident occurred because the minibus driver failed to comply with light signals and signs at the railway crossing.
The minibus driver has a crew member called a weyala, and his job is to collect the fare from passengers.
A minibus driver was killed when his vehicle exploded.
The minibus driver was also hospitalized; there were no injuries aboard the train.
So for now, Mr. Encinas said, he will try to persuade the minibus drivers to convert to natural gas, a cleaner fuel.
As a result of the collision, the minibus driver, an Afghan, sustained minor injuries.
Ten of the workers were killed and the minibus driver was wounded, said an official at the Interior Ministry.