2013 Monteforte Irpino bus crash explained
| 2013 Monteforte Irpino bus crash |
| Date: | 28 July 2013 |
| Location: | near Monteforte Irpino, Italy |
| Deaths: | 40 |
| Injuries: | 8 |
Forty people were killed and another eight were injured in a bus crash near the town of Monteforte Irpino in Italy on 28 July 2013.
Accident
The bus was carrying pilgrims to their home from a visit to a Catholic shrine and fell nearly 100m (300feet) feet off a bridge east of Naples. The bus carried nearly 50 passengers.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
See also
References
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Notes and References
- News: Death toll rises to 39 in Italy coach crash. 29 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130803114829/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-07/29/c_132582175.htm. dead. August 3, 2013. Xinhua News Agency. 29 July 2013.
- News: Italy coach crash: At least 37 dead near Avellino. 28 July 2013. BBC News. 29 July 2013.
- News: At least 36 pilgrims die in bus crash in southern Italy. 28 July 2013. CNN. 29 July 2013.
- News: 36 people killed in Italy coach crash - rescue services. 28 July 2013. https://archive.today/20130728225231/http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07_29/Thirty-people-killed-in-Italy-coach-crash-3463/. dead. July 28, 2013. Voice of Russia. 29 July 2013.
- News: Italy Crash Kills at Least 38 as Bus Plunges into Ravine . Bloomberg.com . 29 July 2013 .
