2013 Monteforte Irpino bus crash

2013 Monteforte Irpino bus crash
Details
Date	28 July 2013
Location	near Monteforte Irpino, Italy
Statistics
Deaths	40
Injured	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 100 metres (330 ft) feet off a bridge east of Naples. The bus carried nearly 50 passengers. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of traffic collisions (2000–present)

References

1. "Death toll rises to 39 in Italy coach crash". Xinhua News Agency . 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
2. "Italy coach crash: At least 37 dead near Avellino". BBC News . 28 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
3. "At least 36 pilgrims die in bus crash in southern Italy". CNN . 28 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
4. "36 people killed in Italy coach crash - rescue services". Voice of Russia . 28 July 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
5. "Italy Crash Kills at Least 38 as Bus Plunges into Ravine". Bloomberg.com. 29 July 2013.

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