Terrible accident in the north of Tbilisi: A bus probably collided with a car and then fell 80 meters. 17 people died.
- A terrible traffic accident occurred in Georgia.
- A tour bus fell down a 80-meter-deep cliff. Before that, he probably collided with a car.
- At least 17 people died in the accident and three others are seriously injured.
Tbilisi - A terrible traffic accident occurred in Georgia on Sunday . A coach collided with a car, came off the lane and fell 80 meters , as reported by the German press agency . It is not clear what exactly caused the minibus to fall down the cliff , apparently it should have been the result of the collision .
The incident occurred north of the capital Tbilisi . The Georgian Ministry of the Interior announced that 17 occupants of the bus had died and three others were seriously injured . Bad weather and the inaccessible environment make rescue work a complicated undertaking. They are not yet completed late on Sunday evening. Police investigations are running in parallel.
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Georgia's Vice Interior Minister is said to have traveled to the scene of the accident together with the head of the emergency department . President Salome Zurabischwilli immediately offered her condolences to the families.
A similar incident had already occurred in Peru earlier this year. A tour bus got off the road near a tourist spot and fell 50 meters . Seven people died at the scene of the accident, 39 others were seriously injured. However, there was no previous accident . Apparently the bus was traveling at a significantly excessive speed in this case.
A few months ago there was also a bad bus accident in Germany . On the A9 near Münchberg, a bus went up in flames after the crash with a semi-trailer. 18 people lost their lives.