2023-10-03 21:36:06
Twenty-one people have died, including two children, and 18 others have been injured. of various considerations in the bus accident that occurred this Tuesday in Teachernearly Veniceafter the vehicle fell from a highway ramp and caught fire, according to local authorities.
The victims “They are mainly tourists and Ukrainian citizens“said Transport Minister Matteo Salvini on RAI public television, while other media outlets claim that there may also be German and Bulgarian victims who were staying in a campsite near the accident site.
“One of the hypotheses is that the driver – who died in the accident – felt unwell.“added Salvini, revealing that “the road was a straight line without works, without interruptions, the bus was new, electric.”
Of the fatalities, 19 died instantly and two others while being transported by ambulancewhile the injured, three of them minors and six of them in very serious condition, were taken to hospitals in Mestre, Mirano, Dolo, Padua and Treviso, according to sources from the Venice Mayor’s Office.
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Mestre, one of the videos arriving from the area of the accident.
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The incident occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. GMT), when The bus plunged down the footbridge, which crossed the highway, and fell between a warehouse and the train tracks..
As soon as it occurred, rescue teams went to the scene of the accident, where numerous ambulances and fire vehicles gathered, while the movement of trains between Mestre and the Santa Lucia station in Venice was blocked, according to local media.
The prime minister, Giorgia Meloniexpressed his “deepest condolences, personally and from the entire government, for the serious accident that occurred in Mestre”. And he added: “I think of the victims and their families and friends. I am in close contact with the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro and with the minister (of the Interior) Matteo Piantedosi to follow the news about this tragedy.”
“The bus flew 30 meters” and it seems that “The aggravating factor of the situation was determined by the fact that there was a supply of methaneo, and therefore the fire developed quickly, Piantedosi told RAI public television, before adding about the victims: “It is a very tragic and dramatic balance, but I fear that it may be destined to grow.”
Brugnaro, one of the first to go to the scene of the tragedy, revealed that he had declared “mourning, in memory of the numerous victims who were in the fallen bus.” “An apocalyptic scene, there are no words,” he added.
The USL 3 of Venice launched the “major emergencies” protocolwhich provides for the availability of all hospital emergency services and the call for reinforcement personnel to work.
In addition to Meloni, Salvini and Piantedosi, other members of the Government showed their condolences while following the evolution of the accident, while all political parties also expressed their regret for the tragedy.
“On my behalf and on that of the Democratic Party, I express our deepest condolences for the very serious accident in Mestre. Thank you to all those who in these terrible hours are helping the injured. The entire democratic community gathers around the families of the victims we care about,” said opposition leader Elly Schlein.
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