Italy authorities probe Venice bus crash that killed 21 people

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 66%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

VENICE, Italy: Italian authorities on Wednesday (Oct 4) were investigating what caused a horrific bus crash near Venice a day earlier, in which 21 people died including several children, and 15 were injured. T

FILE PHOTO: Firefighters and rescue personnel work near a coach after it crashed off an overpass near Venice, in Mestre, Italy, October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File PhotoThe electric bus, carrying foreign tourists returning from a day trip to Venice, crashed through the guardrail and off an overpass late on Tuesday in the Mestre district, slamming into the ground more than 10 metres below and catching fire.

Adnkronos, another news agency, said Germans, French, Croatians, Spaniards and Austrians were among the injured. The wreckage of the bus, an electric vehicle that was about a year old, was cleared at dawn, and was still being monitored for fire risks from its batteries, firefighters said."Our thoughts this evening are with the Italian people, the families and loved ones of the victims of the terrible tragedy in Venice", French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X on Tuesday.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Real face tough game against one of Italy's best in Napoli: AncelottiNAPLES, Italy: Real Madrid are set to play one of the best teams in Italy in what promises to be their toughest group stage game, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday (Oct 2) ahead of their Champions League clash. LaLiga leaders Real began their quest for a record-extending 15th European Cup with a last-ga
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

India police raid media office, journalists' homes in illegal funding probePolice reportedly arrest the founder and editor-in-chief of online news portal NewsClick and a journalist working there. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

China rebukes EU's rushed request for consultations over EV subsidy probeSINGAPORE : The European Union's request to hold consultations within a 'very short' period of time over an electric-vehicle subsidy probe without providing effective materials has severely damaged China's rights, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Wednesday.China will pay close attention to the commis
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Billion-dollar money laundering case: Singapore police began ‘comprehensive intelligence probe’ in early 2022SINGAPORE — In early 2022, Singapore police acted on tip-offs regarding various suspicious activities and launched a “comprehensive, coordinated intelligence probe” into what would eventually become a
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

How $2.8b money laundering probe affects S’pore’s economy, property and charitiesThe majority of transactions in Singapore remain legitimate. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »