Bus crash in Croatia leaves 12 Polish pilgrims dead, 32 injured


Rescuers work at the scene where a bus with Polish licence plates slipped off a road near Varazdin, northwestern Croatia, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

VARAZDIN, Croatia (Reuters) -Twelve people were killed in Croatia on Saturday when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped off a road and crashed near Varazdin, authorities said.

Thirty-two people were injured in the crash which happened at 5:40 a.m. (0340 GMT) on the highway between Varazdin, in northwest Croatia, and capital Zagreb.

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