The bus crashed in the Mestre suburb of Venice on Tuesday after falling several meters from an elevated street. Two children were among the dead.
A bus crashed near the Italian city of Venice after falling from an elevated street, killing at least 20 people and injuring others on Tuesday, authorities said.
Venice prefect Michele Di Bari said that at least 20 people were killed, including two children, and that there were 15 survivors from the crash in the Mestre suburb of Venice.Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the scene of the crash was"apocalyptic" and that he had already declared the"city's mourning" for the"numerous victims" who were on the bus.
According to local media, the bus fell a few meters before crashing close to Mestre's railway tracks, where it caught fire. Emergency crews were on the scene. The state police Ho disposto da subito il lutto cittadino, in memoria delle numerose vittime che erano nell’autobus caduto.The City of Venice on social media confirmed that all the injured had been transported to a nearby hospital and that railway lines had been reactivated.
Premier Giorgia Meloni expressed her"deepest sorrow" after the crash."Our thoughts go out to the victims and their family and friends," she wrote on social media.
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