Italy- At least 21 killed in ‘apocalyptic’ bus crash near Venice, 3 October 2023

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At least 21 killed in ‘apocalyptic’ bus crash near Venice

Local official says 15 people aboard vehicle survive after it falls from an elevated street in suburb of Mestre, catches fire

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'ROME — A bus crashed near the Italian city of Venice after falling from an elevated street, killing at least 21 people and injuring others on Tuesday, authorities said.

Venice prefect Michele Di Bari said that there were 15 survivors from the crash, which happened in Mestre, a 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.'

 

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"Apocalyptic" bus crash near Venice kills at least 21, Italian authorities say

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.

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''A bus crashed near the Italian city of Venice after falling from an elevated street, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others on Tuesday, authorities said.

The bus was carrying foreign tourists, including Ukrainians, Renato Boraso, a Venice city official, said. Boraso said the bus was bringing tourists to a camping site. Italian media reported that German tourists were also aboard the bus.
Venice prefect Michele Di Bari said that two children died in the crash in the Mestre suburb of Venice.''

A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

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.

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In this image made available by Italian State Police, Italian state police agents attend the scene of a passenger bus accident near the city of Venice, Italy, that fell from an elevated road, late Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, killing at least 21 people near the northern city of Venice. The Venice prefect said that 15 passengers survived. (Italian State Police via AP)

 

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Location of crash (below the highway)

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Another one?! This is the third bus crash in like maybe a month. I can't remember where the other two were but they're WS threads. Condolences to the families in this case.

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/04/europe/venice-bus-crash-italy-investigation-intl/index.html

''A spokesperson for the Italian fire brigade told CNN that authorities had yet to find the cause of Tuesday’s crash in Mestre that was described as an “apocalyptic scene.”

RAI reported that the 40-year-old bus driver, identified as Alberto Rizzotto, was among the dead, while 18 people were also injured.


Italy’s fire services said they would consider whether the bus’s battery may have caused the fire to spread more rapidly after it overheated.

According to the company website of the bus operator, the bus was electric-powered.''

''The provincial fire brigade commander, Mauro Lungo explained batteries experience “critical issues” when they overheat, CNN affiliate Sky TG24 reported Wednesday.

According to Lungo, concerns about the battery slowed down the rescue operation on Tuesday. Meanwhile the Venice public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the crash.''

''Video recently delivered to investigators is being examined to determine if any other vehicles were involved in the incident or if the driver suffered a health issue, the spokesperson said.

The bus was traveling from Venice to nearby Marghera and was “full of people returning home from work,” Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro told state media RAI.''

''For reasons that have yet to be determined, the bus broke through a wall of the overpass, falling between a warehouse and the tracks of the Mestre station below, according to skytg24''

 

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Fatal moment Venice bus carrying foreign tourists crashes off bridge

Alberto Rizzotto, 40, has been identified as the driver of the electric vehicle and was among those killed when it plunged 30 feet off a bridge and burst into flames on Tuesday.

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Shocking CCTV footage has shown the fatal moment a tourist bus broke through a guardrail and plunged 30 feet off a bridge - killing 21 people including children and foreign tourists in a horror crash in Venice last night.

Investigators believe the driver of the coach - identified as 40-year-old Italian Alberto Rizzotto - had a 'medical episode', causing the electric vehicle to veer off the road.

The clip shows the bus had almost come to a stop on the busy motorway when it toppled sideways off the overpass and landed on its roof on another road below, causing the coach's batteries to catch fire at around 7.45pm.

By Wednesday morning, 19 bodies had been pulled from the wreckage while a further two people died in hospital. Italy's ANSA news agency, quoting emergency services, said a baby and a 12-year-old were killed. Officials have said as many as 18 people were injured, five of whom are in a critical condition.

Miraculously, Italian reports said another newborn baby survived the crash. Firefighters are understood to have found him cradled in his parent's arms. A four-year-old girl is also reported to have survived, but suffered 'deep' burns.

Investigators are already pouring over the footage from nearby traffic cameras which captured the crash unfolding to determine the cause of what has been described by Venice's mayor as a 'huge tragedy'.

One possible explanation being investigated is that the Rizzotto had a 'medical episode', officials said, with one noting that the road was 'straight and there were no bends' and that footage appeared to show the bus 'drifting' towards the guardrail.

 

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Some of those stories just make me so sad! ugh

 

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Such a beautiful area for a tragic crash.

Police Identify Victims and Seek Cause of Deadly Bus Crash Near Venice

More than 20 people were killed and several were in intensive care after a bus crashed through a guardrail and onto an empty street below.

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Oct 4, 2023
First responders are on the scene of a deadly tourst bus crash near Venice, Italy.

 

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Honeymoon couple tied the knot three weeks before Venice bus crash

Pregnant bride Antonela Perkovic was killed in the bus crash. She was on her honeymoon with husband Marko Bakovic (pictured together), who survived the tragedy.

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pregnant bride on her honeymoon was among those killed when a bus packed with tourists overturned after plunging from an Italian bridge.

Antonela Perkovic was among 21 people killed in the tragedy that also saw a newborn baby and two other children among the victims, with another 15 people injured.

The tourist bus broke through a guardrail and plunged 30 feet off a bridge in Venice last night.

Antonela's husband Marko Bakovic survived the crash which happened in the city of Mestre as the bus was taking day trippers back to a campsite from nearby Venice.

The couple tied the knot in their home town of Split on the Croatian coast three weeks ago and were on an extended honeymoon.