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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 16 people and injuring at least 30 others, 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 said there were almost 50 people on board, and all the victims were Romanian nationals. | |
| The cause of the accident - which happened during a rain storm - is now being investigated. | The cause of the accident - which happened during a rain storm - is now being investigated. |
| 'Huge tragedy' | '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". | 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. |
| Most of those on the bus were pensioners who had left Romania on Saturday for a holiday, Romanian media reported. | |
| But a child was said to be among those hurt, believed to have been standing on the bridge at the time of the crash. | |
| Because of the difficult terrain, it took rescuers some time to move all the victims from the ravine. | |
| Romanian ambassador to Montenegro, Mihail Florovici, visited the injured in hospital, 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. |