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Deadly bus plunge in Montenegro Deadly bus plunge in Montenegro
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A bus has plunged off a bridge over the Moraca river in central Montenegro, killing at least 13 people and injuring 32, local officials say. A bus has plunged off a bridge over the Moraca river in central Montenegro, killing 16 people and injuring at least 30 others, local officials say.
The bus toppled 40m into a ravine 30km (18 miles) north of the capital Podgorica, reports said.The bus toppled 40m into a ravine 30km (18 miles) north of the capital Podgorica, reports said.
Officials confirmed that the bus, which had about 50 people on board, bore Romanian number plates but the nationality of victims is unclear. Officials said there were about 50 people on board, and all the victims were Romanian nationals.
The accident happened during a rain storm and rescuers are at the scene. The cause of the accident - which happened during a rain storm - is now being investigated.
Montenegro's Interior Minister Rasko Konjevic said: "In an extremely serious accident, 13 people were killed and 32 injured, seven of them in a life-threatening condition." 'Huge tragedy'
Montenegro's Interior Minister Rasko Konjevic described the crash as "an extremely serious accident", saying a number of people were "in a life-threatening condition".
The officials say the injured are being treated in hospital in Podgorica.The officials say the injured are being treated in hospital in Podgorica.
The cause of the accident is being investigated. Romanian ambassador to Montenegro Mihail Florovici visited the injured, describing the incident as a "huge tragedy", the AFP news agency reports.
The narrow winding roads in the mountainous region are notorious for traffic accidents.The narrow winding roads in the mountainous region are notorious for traffic accidents.