Two people lost their lives and several others were hurt when a bus with Serbian license plates was overturned on the A3 highway in Croatia this morning, Zagreb police confirmed.
The accident occurred around 7:25 am in the 61st mile of the A3 Highway, shortly after the intersection of Ivaniq Grad, in Zagreb.
According to a statement by the Zagreb Police Department, which reports portal 24sata, the injured will be treated in Zagreb hospitals, and the investigation is continuing, foreign media write, Telegrafi conveys.
According to unofficial information from Croatian media, there were 33 passengers on the bus and two drivers.
The exact number of the injured is not yet known, but it is reported that there are more serious and easy injuries among them.
Dubrava Clinical Hospital confirmed that it has admitted two patients from the accident.
Their treatment is ongoing, and their health information has not yet been published.
It seems there’s a lot of injuries, and some have already been sent to hospitals. The protective fence near the detention lane is broken, the bus is overturned, said one of the eyewitnesses for 24h.
Dario Kezeric of the Zagreb District Fire Department confirmed that seven fire vehicles and 15 firefighters from three units were sent to the ground.
A helicopter also arrived at the crash site.
The cause of the bus crash is still unknown.
So far, authorities have not published the identity of the dead or information concerning passenger citizenship.
Source Layer: Insander