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| Italy coach crash: At least 38 dead near Avellino | |
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| A coach has plunged off a flyover in southern Italy leaving at least 38 people dead, rescue services say. | |
| The coach hit several vehicles before smashing through a parapet and toppling down a steep slope near the town of Avellino, in the Campania region. | The coach hit several vehicles before smashing through a parapet and toppling down a steep slope near the town of Avellino, in the Campania region. |
| At least nine people have been injured, some of them seriously, Italian media report. | |
| The coach was taking about 50 people, including children, back to Naples following a pilgrimage, reports say. | The coach was taking about 50 people, including children, back to Naples following a pilgrimage, reports say. |
| The cause of the accident is not clear. | The cause of the accident is not clear. |
| TV footage showed smashed vehicles on the flyover and shrouded bodies lined up by the side of a road. | TV footage showed smashed vehicles on the flyover and shrouded bodies lined up by the side of a road. |
| The driver of the coach is said to be among the dead. | The driver of the coach is said to be among the dead. |
| "The situation is critical," leading fireman Pellegrino Iandolo told Italian television. | "The situation is critical," leading fireman Pellegrino Iandolo told Italian television. |
| "Our men are working to save as many lives as possible." | "Our men are working to save as many lives as possible." |
| A police spokesman told the French news agency AFP that the number of victims could not yet be confirmed. | A police spokesman told the French news agency AFP that the number of victims could not yet be confirmed. |
| "We are still pulling people from the vehicle," he said. | "We are still pulling people from the vehicle," he said. |
| He added that the Naples-Bari motorway had been closed to traffic because of the accident. | He added that the Naples-Bari motorway had been closed to traffic because of the accident. |
| Reports say the bus smashed through a guardrail on the flyover and dropped 30m (98ft), coming to rest in heavy undergrowth. | Reports say the bus smashed through a guardrail on the flyover and dropped 30m (98ft), coming to rest in heavy undergrowth. |
| The injured have been taken to hospitals in Avellino, Salerno and Nola, Ansa said. | The injured have been taken to hospitals in Avellino, Salerno and Nola, Ansa said. |
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