The bus carrying foreign tourists plunged from an elevated street while traveling to a campsite
Firefighters work on the site of a bus accident on 3 October in Mestre, near Venice Firefighters and other emergency personnel worked through the night in an effort to remove bodies and put out the flames.Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.According to Venice Prefecture, the victims included a German national as well as at least four Ukrainians.
The Veneto region governor, Luca Zaia, told RAI state television that the cause of the accident was still unclear. “This is an important tragedy, but it’s difficult to understand how it happened,” he said. “The bus was new and electric, and that street wasn’t particularly problematic.”The Italian driver, Alberto Rizzotto, was killed in the crash. Venice prosecutors are investigating if he felt ill while he was driving. He was an experienced driver, Venice city councillor Renato Boraso said.
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