Driver may have fallen ill before fatal Venice bus crash


FILE PHOTO: Firefighters and rescue personnel work near a coach after it crashed off an overpass near Venice, in Mestre, Italy, October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Italian authorities were investigating on Wednesday the cause of the horrific crash of a bus carrying foreign tourists on the outskirts of Venice which killed 21 people including several children and injured 15 others.

The electric bus crashed through the guardrail and off an overpass late on Tuesday in the Mestre district, slamming into the ground more than 10 metres (33 ft) below and catching fire.

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