A bus dashed off the highway and crashed, killing at least 10 people Croatia, The police said.
It is believed that the accident occurred when the driver fell asleep early on Sunday and injured at least 44 people, some of whom were seriously injured.
It happened at around 6 in the morning near the town of Slavonski Brod on the highway between the Croatian capital Zagreb and the Serbian border. This is an important artery in the summer as tourists and workers return home from the west. EuropeThe police said the bus has a Kosovo license plate and is driving from Frankfurt, Germany to Pristina, the capital of Kosovo in southern Serbia.
Officials said the bus was carrying 67 passengers, including children and two drivers, one of whom was killed in the accident. The 44 injured were transferred to the local hospital. Josip Samardzic, director of Slavonski Brod Hospital, said that eight people were seriously injured.
Authorities said the bus driver was detained after he apparently lost control of the vehicle after falling asleep briefly. According to Croatia’s Index news website, local deputy prosecutor Slavko Pranjic said: “He said he slept for a while.”
Police said the bus slid into the grass from the road and then turned over.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrei Plenković expressed “sorrow and sorrow” and expressed condolences to the relatives of the victims and the local people. Kosovo. Croatian President Zoran Milanov also expressed condolences to the injured and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani (Vjosa Osmani) shortened her stay during the Tokyo Olympics after hearing about the crash, and expressed her grief in a message on Facebook and announced Monday For the National Day of Mourning in Kosovo.
Osmani said: “In our hearts and spirits, we maintain close contact with the families who lost their loved ones in this tragedy.” “This is an indescribable pain and a huge loss.”
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said: “This is a tragic day for our country and our people.” He arrived in Croatia late on Sunday and visited the wounded in the hospital with the Croatian Prime Minister.
“We are here to be with our citizens,” Kurti said, according to the index. “Hundreds of citizens living outside Kosovo came to Kosovo, and our economy depends on it.”
Traffic on the highway was suspended for several hours, then the bus was demolished and a lane was reopened.
