SERBIA: At least five people are killed after a bus with Polish tourists slipped off a highway north of Belgrade

Record ID: 382183

  • Title: SERBIA: At least five people are killed after a bus with Polish tourists slipped off a highway north of Belgrade
  • Date: 11th July 2008
  • Summary: (BN09) BELGRADE-NOVI SAD FREEWAY, SERBIA (JULY 11, 2008) (REUTERS) FREEWAY BELGRADE-NOVI SAD/CRASHED BUS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EMERGENCY WORKERS PREPARING BUS TI BE TOWED VARIOUS OF POLICE ON THE CRASH SITE DAMAGED BUS/WORKERS THROWING IN SOME PASSENGERS THINGS CRASHED WINDSHIELD OF THE BUS ROAD SING READING "INDJIJA" WHERE THE CRASH TOOK PLACE INTERIORS OF THE BUS BUS BEING TOWED AWAY CRIME SCENE POLICE/BUS BEING TOWED
  • Embargoed: 26th July 2008 13:00
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  • Location: Serbia
  • Country: Serbia
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
  • Reuters ID: LVADJ9MX74A2016YMURTN4FY8H3G
  • Story Text: At least five people were killed on Friday (July 11) when a bus with 68 Polish tourists slipped off a highway north of Belgrade, local media reported.
    The crash happened at 7 am (0500 GMT) at Indjija, halfway between Belgrade and Novi Sad, 80 kilometres to the north-west.
    The passengers on the bus were mostly children who were returning from holidays in Bulgaria.
    Five paramedic teams from Belgrade rushed to the scene of the accident and several others from Novi Sad and the nearby towns Indjija and Ruma. Police were not immediately available for comment.
    News agencies in Serbia quoted hospital officials in Novi Sad saying seven people were in critical condition.
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