At Least 21 People Killed After Bus Falls Off Venice-Area Bridge

At least 21 people died when a bus carrying tourists fell off a bridge near Venice late Tuesday, according to local authorities and media reports.

(Bloomberg) — At least 21 people died when a bus carrying tourists fell off a bridge near Venice late Tuesday, according to local authorities and media reports.

The bus caught fire near a railway after its fall. Twelve people were missing, newswire Ansa reported. The bus was carrying foreign tourists from a camp site, Italian media said.

“I am close to the families of the victims,” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement. The causes of the tragedy were not immediately clear. 

–With assistance from Tommaso Ebhardt and Alberto Brambilla.

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