Italian rescue personnel moved a wrecked tourist bus away from a crash site on early Wednesday (October 4) morning after the bus veered off an overpass and caught fire, killing at least 21 passengers, and injuring 18, Reuters reports.
The bus crashed off an overpass and fell close to railway lines in the district of Mestre, which is connected to Venice by a bridge, on late Tuesday (October 3) evening.
The cause of the accident remains unclear and is still under investigation. Venice city councilor Renato Boraso said one line of enquiry was that the driver, a 40-year-old Italian who was among those killed, had been taken ill before the crash. The death toll could rise because several of those hurt were in a critical condition, Boraso added.
The bus was also carrying passengers from France and Croatia, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
