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| Cruise ship crashes into tourist boat in Venice, injuring five people | Cruise ship crashes into tourist boat in Venice, injuring five people |
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| A cruise ship has struck a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy canal in Venice. Italian media report that at least five people have been injured in the crash. | A cruise ship has struck a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy canal in Venice. Italian media report that at least five people have been injured in the crash. |
| The collision happened at about 8.30am on Sunday on the Giudecca Canal, a major thoroughfare that leads to St Mark’s Square in the north-eastern Italian city. | The collision happened at about 8.30am on Sunday on the Giudecca Canal, a major thoroughfare that leads to St Mark’s Square in the north-eastern Italian city. |
| #BREAKING: Tourists flee as cruise liner smashes into dock in Venice pic.twitter.com/DSIjHckYxk | #BREAKING: Tourists flee as cruise liner smashes into dock in Venice pic.twitter.com/DSIjHckYxk |
| Video of the crash shows the cruise ship, apparently unable to stop, ploughing into the much smaller river boat and the dock as dozens of people flee in panic. | Video of the crash shows the cruise ship, apparently unable to stop, ploughing into the much smaller river boat and the dock as dozens of people flee in panic. |
| Venice is a popular site for both tourists and cruise ships, especially during the summer tourist season. | Venice is a popular site for both tourists and cruise ships, especially during the summer tourist season. |
| Italy | Italy |
| Europe | Europe |
| news | news |