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| Italy coach crash: 'At least 24 dead' near Avellino | Italy coach crash: 'At least 24 dead' near Avellino |
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| At least 24 people have been killed in southern Italy when a coach plunged 30m (98ft) down a steep slope, Italian media report. | At least 24 people have been killed in southern Italy when a coach plunged 30m (98ft) down a steep slope, Italian media report. |
| The coach hit several cars before coming off a flyover near the town of Avellino, in the Campania region. | The coach hit several cars before coming off a flyover near the town of Avellino, in the Campania region. |
| At least 11 people have been injured, some of them seriously, Italian news agency Ansa reported. | |
| The coach was taking about 40 people, including children, back to Naples following a pilgrimage, reports say. | |
| The cause of the accident is not clear. The driver of the coach is said to be among the dead. | |
| 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 situation is critical," leading fireman Pellegrino Iandolo told Italian television. | |
| "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. | |
| "We are still pulling people from the vehicle," he said. | |
| He added that the Naples-Bari highway had been closed to traffic because of the accident. | He added that the Naples-Bari highway had been closed to traffic because of the accident. |
| Reports say the bus smashed through a guardrail on the flyover. It came to rest in heavy undergrowth, which is hampering the rescue operation. | Reports say the bus smashed through a guardrail on the flyover. It came to rest in heavy undergrowth, which is hampering the rescue operation. |
| The injured are being taken to hospitals in Avellino, Salerno and Nola, Ansa said. | The injured are being taken to hospitals in Avellino, Salerno and Nola, Ansa said. |
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