One dead and 22 hurt after coach crashes into height limit barrier in Romania

Romania’s health ministry said that some of the passengers were trapped inside the coach and that 10 ambulance crews were sent to the scene to provide emergency medical assistance

The bus crashed into a height limit bar (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

A coach carrying 47 Greek passengers has crashed into a height restriction barrier in Romania’s capital, leaving one person dead and more than 20 injured.

The incident occurred in central Bucharest at around 1.30pm.