A bus filled with tourists drove off a bridge and burst into flames along the outskirts of Venice, Italy, killing 21 people and injuring at least 18 others on Tuesday, according tomultipleoutlets.
“A huge tragedy struck our community this evening,” Brugnaroposted on X(formerly known as Twitter). “I immediately ordered the city to mourn, in memory of the numerous victims who were on the fallen bus.”
He added, “There are no words.”
Mestre, Italy.Italian Firefighters/Vigili del Fuoco/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty
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Among those killed were the Italian bus driver and people carrying passports from Austria, Croatia, France, Spain and Ukraine, Venice’s prefect, Michele Di Bari, toldReuters.
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According to the AP, the injured passengers, including four that were in serious condition, were taken to five different regional hospitals.
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“It is a time of mourning for everyone, a time to remain silent,” Di Bari said via Reuters. “Both the President of the Region [Luca Zaia] and the Mayor [Luigi Brugnaro] have asked the premier’s office to declare three days of mourning, with flags at half-mast throughout the region.”
The cause of the crash is still being investigated but it’s believed that the 40-year-old driver may have been unwell before the tragedy. “We presume the driver may have fallen ill,” Zaia told Rtl 102.5 radio, per the news outlet.
source: people.com
