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Bus Crash In Montenegro Kills 13


The scene of the accident
The scene of the accident
Thirteen people died and 32 others were injured when a Romanian bus carrying some 46 passengers crashed in a Montenegrin gorge.

Interior Minister Rasko Konjevic said seven of those injured in the accident on June 23 were in a life-threatening condition.

The bus, traveling on the Kolasin-Podgorica road, crashed through the guardrail and tumbled to the floor of the Moraca Canyon, some 30 to 40 meters below.

Konjevic clarified that the bus had Romanian and not Ukrainian license plates, as previously reported by the police.

The identities or nationalities of the victims have not yet been revealed.

Based on reporting by AFP, dpa, and AP

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