2023 Venice bus crash

In October 2023, a bus crash in Venice, Italy caused many deaths and injuries. On 3 October 2023, a bus fell and crashed from an overpass in Mestre, Venice. The crash killed 21 people and caused injuries to 18 other people.^[1]

Crash

The crash happened at 19:45 CEST. A bus was taking tourists from Piazzale Roma to a campsite in the Marghera district.^[2][3] Witnesses said that the bus scraped against a guardrail on a downhill section of a road leading from Mestre to Marghera. It then traveled about 50 m (160 ft) before it broke through the barrier. The bus fell about 15 m (49 ft) and came into contact with some electrical lines. The bus landed up upside-down near the Venezia Mestre railway station tracks. By this time, it had also caught fire.^[4]

References

1. "Mestre, bus precipita da un cavalcavia e va in fiamme. La prefettura: "21 morti, due sono bambini e 18 feriti". la Repubblica (in Italian). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
2. Silvestri, Manuel (4 October 2023). "At least 21 dead after Italian bus carrying tourists falls from Venice overpass". Reuters. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
3. Barry, Colleen (4 October 2023). "A bus plummeted 50 feet from an elevated road in Venice, killing 21 people in a fiery crash". Associated Press. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
4. Comerford, Rith; Ghiglione, Davide (4 October 2023). "Venice tourist bus plunge leaves 21 dead". BBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2023.