Two dead, 31 injured in Croatia bus crash

By AFP
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May 05, 2025
Rescuers work as a crane removes the bus with Polish licence plates that slipped off a road, from the scene near Varazdin, northwestern Croatia, August 6, 2022.—Reuters

ZAGREB: Two people died and 31 people were injured when a Bosnian-registered coach and a car crashed into each other in Croatia on Sunday, police and medical staff said.

The accident occurred at 3:00 am (0100 GMT) on a busy freeway some 50-kms east of the capital, Zagreb. The casualties were taken to nearby hospitals, police spokeswoman Maja Filipovic told AFP, adding that an investigation had been launched to determine the causes. The health ministry, cited by state news agency Hina, said several badly hurt people had undergone operations in hospital.