Fell from the bridge
A bus accident in Mestre (Venice), in northern Italy, left 21 dead and at least twelve injured on Tuesday night. A bus with several people on board left a bridge and fell about ten meters onto the tracks next to the road.
October 3, 2023, 10:43 pm
Online since yesterday, 10:43 pm
Around five people are still missing, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi confirmed. The bus that fell off a bridge was a private bus taking tourists to a camp in Marghera. Mestre is the mainland part of the lagoon city of Venice.
This was reported by the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro. The railway line between Mestre and Venice was interrupted. The bus had been rented by the operators of a campsite in Marghera for their guests. One German and five Ukrainians were among the fatal victims. There were usually travelers from different countries on the bus.
Bus accident in Venice
In Mestre (Venice) several people died and were injured in a bus accident. A bus with several people on board fell off a bridge and fell about ten meters.
Bus caught fire after accident
The accident occurred shortly before 8pm on the viaduct of the access road that runs from Mestre to Marghera and the A4 motorway. For reasons that have not yet been clarified, the natural gas-powered bus broke through the railing, crashed and landed between a warehouse and the Mestre train station line, where it caught fire. Some of the recovered victims were reportedly burned. Victims also include minors. Dozens of firefighters were mobilized to extinguish the flames.
IMAGO/ZUMA Press/Andrea Buoso Several emergency services were at the scene of the accident late in the evening
“A terrible tragedy struck our community tonight. I immediately ordered a day of mourning to commemorate the many victims who were on the bus that crashed. We witnessed an apocalyptic scene, there are no words”, wrote Brugnaro on Twitter (X).
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani expressed their condolences to the victims and their families. Head of State Sergio Mattarella called Mayor Brugnaro and offered condolences to the families of the victims.