2013 Monteforte Irpino bus crash

2013 Italy bus crash
Details
Date 28 July 2013
Location near Monteforte Irpino, Italy
Statistics
Deaths 39
Injuries 19

At least 39 people were killed and another 19 were injured in a bus crash near the town of Monteforte Irpino in Italy on July 28, 2013.

Accident

The bus carrying pilgrims to their home from a visit to a Catholic shrine fell nearly 100 feet off the bridge on a road east of Naples. The bus carried nearly 50 passengers.[1][2][3][4] [5]

See also

References

  1. "Death toll rises to 39 in Italy coach crash". Xinhua Net. July 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  2. "Italy coach crash: At least 37 dead near Avellino". BBC. July 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  3. "At least 36 pilgrims die in bus crash in southern Italy". CNN. July 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  4. "36 people killed in Italy coach crash - rescue services". Voice of Russia. July 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  5. Italy Crash Kills at Least 38 as Bus Plunges Into Ravine, Bloomberg. July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

Coordinates: 40°54′37″N 14°40′21″E / 40.91028°N 14.67250°E / 40.91028; 14.67250

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