Prosector says review to be conducted todayVenice’s chief prosecutor, Bruno Cherchi, said a review of what happened to the bus will be done today, noting that at the moment it is not possible to precisely reconstruct what happened, Ansa reports.
Members of the fire department work at the scene after Tuesday’s coach crash near Venice. Photograph: Stefano Mazzola/Getty ImagesKey events
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Flags at half-mast in Venice today
Bandiere a mezz’asta nelle sedi del Comune di Venezia in segno di lutto cittadino per le vittime dell’incidente verificatosi ieri sera a Mestre. pic.twitter.com/Lt8BHb5ymY
— Comune di Venezia (@comunevenezia) October 4, 2023 Citizens of six countries among injuredThe Venice prefect, Michele Di Bari, said that among the 15 injured people are four Ukrainian citizens, two Spanish citizens, two Austrians, one Croatian, one German and one French citizen, Rai reported.
Rescuers work at the site of a coach accident on Wednesday in Mestre, near Venice. Photograph: Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty ImagesFour injured people in intensive care
Four people between the ages of 20 and 30 are in intensive care, TGcom24 reports.
Prosector says review to be conducted todayVenice’s chief prosecutor, Bruno Cherchi, said a review of what happened to the bus will be done today, noting that at the moment it is not possible to precisely reconstruct what happened, Ansa reports.
Members of the fire department work at the scene after Tuesday’s coach crash near Venice. Photograph: Stefano Mazzola/Getty ImagesTwenty-one dead, 15 injured after coach veers off overpass near VeniceAngela Giuffrida
At least 21 people have died and 15 were injured after a tourist coach crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy.
The coach was carrying a group of tourists who were returning to a campsite in Marghera after spending the day in Venice, according to reports in the Italian media.
Officials said the vehicle fell 30 metres (98ft) on to electricity lines and caught fire at about 7.45pm local time.
Those onboard included Ukrainian, German and French citizens, according to Venice prefect Michele Di Bari. Two of the dead were children. The Italian driver, aged 40, was also killed, Di Bari said.
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Italian firefighters work at the scene of the accident in Mestre, near Venice. Photograph: Antonio Calanni/APThe wreckage of the bus that crashed off an overpass near Venice was removed overnight, Ansa reported.
The wreckage of a passenger bus fell from an overpass ending up on railway tracks in Mestre, near Venice, Italy, late 03 October 2023. Photograph: Andrea Merola/EPA