In a bus accident in the Italian lagoon city Venice 15 people were injured. According to police, the electric bus left the road on a curve on Saturday night and hit the support pillar of a residential building. No one’s life was in danger, it was said.
At the beginning of the month, 21 people died in a bus accident in Venice. Both buses belong to the same company.
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Public Ministry is investigating
The Public Ministry is now investigating the director general. According to Italian media reports, the driver of the bus that crashed on Saturday said he lost control due to a health problem. Like most inmates, he escaped with relatively minor injuries.
The city chartered the bus from the private company La Linea. The company had provided a bus to a camp when the accident occurred on October 3.
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Large gap in the guardrail
At that time, there was also initial speculation that the driver may have suffered a seizure. The 40-year-old Italian was also killed. The autopsy showed that he was healthy.
Two municipal authorities responsible for bridge and road maintenance are now under investigation.
The bus, full of tourists, fell from a bridge about ten meters high and landed on a railway line. There was a big gap in the guardrail at that time.
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“The use of all ‘La Linea’ electric buses currently operating in public transport in the city of Venice will be stopped with immediate effect,” wrote the Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, on his social networks.
He thanked the medical staff, fire department and police for their efforts.
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