Firefighters work on the site of a bus accident on October 3, 2023 in Mestre, near Venice.
A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said.
Four of the injured were in serious condition following the accident in the Mestre borough, on the mainland opposite the historic old city of Venice, said Renato Boraso, a Venice city official.
Boraso confirmed that some of the victims are Ukrainians, and said the bus was bringing tourists to a camping site.
According to local media, the bus fell a few meters before crashing close to Mestre's railway tracks, where it caught fire.
Persons:
Renato Boraso, Michele Di Bari, Boraso, Luigi Brugnaro, Giorgia Meloni
Organizations:
Venice
Locations:
Mestre, Venice