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Italy bus crash: At least 20 dead and dozens injured as bus falls off overpass & lands on train track below in Mestre


AT LEAST 20 people are dead and dozens injured after a bus fell off an overpass and landed on a train track below.

So far two bodies have been recovered from the rubble after the horror accident in Mestre near the Italian city of Venice.

The overturned bus in Mestre

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The overturned bus in Mestre
The horrific aftermath of the accident

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The horrific aftermath of the accident
Footage of emergency services below the overpass

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Footage of emergency services below the overpass

But the town’s mayor has said dozens more victims – “at least 20” – are still unaccounted for.

Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro said: “A huge tragedy struck our community this evening.

“I immediately declared the city to be in mourning, in memory of the numerous victims who were on the fallen bus.

“An apocalyptic scene, there are no words.”

The railway line between Mestre and Venice has been suspended following the horror accident.


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