2013 Monteforte Irpino bus crash
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Date | 28 July 2013 |
Location | near Monteforte Irpino, Italy |
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Deaths | 40 |
Injured | 8 |
Forty people were killed and another eight were injured in a bus crash near the town of Monteforte Irpino in Italy on 28 July 2013.
Accident
The bus was carrying pilgrims to their home from a visit to a Catholic shrine and fell nearly 100 metres (330 ft) feet off a bridge east of Naples. The bus carried nearly 50 passengers.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
- List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
References
- ^ "Death toll rises to 39 in Italy coach crash". Xinhua News Agency. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Italy coach crash: At least 37 dead near Avellino". BBC News. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "At least 36 pilgrims die in bus crash in southern Italy". CNN. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "36 people killed in Italy coach crash - rescue services". Voice of Russia. 28 July 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Italy Crash Kills at Least 38 as Bus Plunges into Ravine". Bloomberg.com. 29 July 2013.
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