2022 Croatian bus crash

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2022 Croatian bus crash
The A4 highway exit at Varaždinske Toplice. The crash occurred along the road 13 miles from this exit.
Details
Date6 August 2022
LocationA4 highway near Breznički Hum
CountryCroatia
Incident typeBus crash
Statistics
Vehicles1
Deaths12
Injured32

On 6 August 2022, a bus crash in Croatia killed 12 people.[1] It was the deadliest road incident in the country since 2008.

Events

The bus left Częstochowa on 5 August, and was carrying Polish pilgrims of the Brotherhood of St Joseph Catholic group to a shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The bus veered off the road and crashed into a ditch.[3] The crash occurred on the A4 highway near Breznički Hum.[4] Twelve people were killed and 32 were injured.[5] The official cause of the crash has yet to be determined. According to Croatian media, the driver fell asleep or fainted.[6][7]

Response

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed the tragedy.[8] Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković tweeted his condolences to the victims.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jutarnji list - Strava na A4: Poljski bus sletio s autoceste, poginulo najmanje 12 ljudi, deseci ozlijeđenih. Išli su za Međugorje". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  2. ^ "Croatia bus crash: Twelve Polish pilgrims killed and 32 injured". BBC News. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. ^ "Croatia bus crash: 12 killed as coach carrying Polish Catholics to Bosnian shrine skids off road". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ "At least 12 dead and 31 injured after bus crash in Croatia". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. ^ "Bus crash in Croatia leaves 12 Polish pilgrims dead, 32 injured". Reuters. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  6. ^ "Croatia bus crash kills 12 pilgrims and injures 31 as driver 'falls asleep' on trip". The Independent. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  7. ^ Seddon, Sean (2022-08-06). "At least 12 killed in horror bus crash after 'driver fell asleep at the wheel'". Metro. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  8. ^ "12 dead as bus carrying Polish pilgrims to Bosnia crashes in Croatia". euronews. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  9. ^ "tweet". Twitter. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-08.

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