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Venice tourist bus plunge leaves 21 dead

Baku, October 5, AZERTAC
At least 21 people including several children have died after a bus crashed off a flyover near Venice and burst into flames, officials say, according to BBC News.
The electric bus broke through a barrier and plunged almost 15m (50ft) near railway tracks in Mestre, which is connected to Venice by a bridge.
Five Ukrainians, one German and the Italian driver were among the dead, city prefect Michele Di Bari said.
Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said a "huge tragedy" had taken place.
"An apocalyptic scene, there are no words," he said on social media.
Three children including a baby were among the dead, emergency services said. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said that the toll could rise.
Fifteen people are known to have been injured, five of them seriously. Venice officials said they included Ukrainians, Austrians, Spaniards and other foreign tourists.
Among the injured were two 16-year-olds and two younger children, the local governor said.
The bus, carrying 39 people, crashed at around 19:45 (17:45 GMT) on Tuesday. It had apparently been rented by a local company to pick up tourists from the historic centre of Venice to a campsite in the nearby Marghera district.
The bus was seen by witnesses scraping along the guard-rail on the flyover for 50m, before tumbling to the ground, the prosecutor added.