Status: 03.10.2023, 21:53 p.m.
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Venice is a popular destination for tourists. Now a misfortune occurred in the city. © Soeren Stache/dpa
According to media information, at least 20 people are killed in a serious bus accident near Venice. The situation is very confusing at first. Emergency services are on site.
Venice - At least 20 people have been killed in a serious bus accident in Venice's Mestre district. This was reported by the Ansa news agency, citing the prefecture. Accordingly, the bus had fallen from an elevated road onto railway tracks. As reported by the local fire department, the vehicle caught fire after the fall. Several people were also injured.
Emergency services were already at the scene of the accident with several ambulances. The railway line between Mestre on the mainland and the lagoon city of Venice was interrupted. The exact circumstances of the accident are still unclear. It is also not clear whether the vehicle was a tourist bus.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was dismayed after the bus accident. "My thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends. I am in close contact with Venice's mayor Luigi Brugnaro and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi to follow the news of this tragedy," Meloni said, according to a statement.
The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, spoke of a "terrible tragedy" that had struck his city in the evening. "An apocalyptic scene, there are no words," Brugnaro said in a post on the online platform X (formerly Twitter). Dpa