2023-10-03 19:31:40
At least 20 people have died in a bus accident in Venice’s Mestre district. The Ansa news agency reported this on Tuesday evening, citing the prefecture. The information was confirmed by a spokesman for the mayor.
Mayor Luigi Brugnaro announced on Facebook that a bus had fallen from a bridge. He spoke of a “tragedy” and an “apocalyptic scene.” It is also not clear whether the vehicle was a tourist bus. The lagoon city of Venice is a tourist magnet.
According to the Venice Fire Department, the bus “caught fire” following falling from a bridge over a railway line between Mestre and Marghera, two towns in Venice.
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni immediately expressed “her deepest condolences.” “I am in contact with the Mayor Luigi Brugnaro and the Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini to follow the news of this tragedy,” she explained. The exact circumstances of the accident are still unclear.
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