Three children among victims as bus crash near Venice kills at least 21 people

Italian premier Giorgia Meloni expressed her “deepest sorrow” after the crash
Three children among victims as bus crash near Venice kills at least 21 people

In this image made available by Italian State Police, Italian state police agents attend the scene of a passenger bus accident near the city of Venice. Picture: Italian State Police via AP

A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians has crashed off an elevated street near the Italian city of Venice, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said.

Four of the injured were in serious condition after the accident in the Mestre borough, on the mainland opposite the historic old city of Venice, said Renato Boraso, a Venice city official.

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