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Bus Plummets From Elevated Road in Venice, Killing 21 in Fiery Crash

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At least two of the dead were children

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  1. Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

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  2. Newest

    Bus Plummets From Elevated Road in Venice, Killing 21 in Fiery Crash

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  1. Local News 8

    Bus crash near Venice kills 21 people (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Sharon Braithwaite, Tara John and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — At least 21 people were killed, including two children, when a passenger bus plunged from a bridge in Mestre, Italy, near Venice on Tuesday, in what has been described as an “apocalyptic scene.

  2. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Bus tumbles from overpass near Italian city of Venice; at least 21 dead (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro wrote that the scene of the crash was "apocalyptic" and that he had already declared the "city's mourning" for the "numerous victims" who were on the bus.

  3. ABC 30 Fresno

    Venice news: Bus crash near Italian city kills at least 21, injures 18 (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    According to local media, the bus fell a few meters before crashing close to Mestre's railway tracks, where it caught fire.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Italy: Bus falls from Venice bridge, over 20 dead – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The vehicle, which was carrying tourists, plunged from an overpass in northern Italy. At least 21 people, including a German, have been killed with more injured or unaccounted for.

  5. News Center Maine

    Bus carrying foreign tourists crashes in Italy, killing at least 21 people (opens News Center Maine)

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    News Center Maine's feed description

    The crash happened Tuesday when the bus fell from an elevated street in the Mestre borough on the mainland opposite the old city of Venice.

  6. WDIO Duluth

    Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Italian authorities say at least 21 people have been killed and 18 injured in a bus crash near Venice. Local officials say the bus was carrying foreign tourists, including Ukrainians. The crash happened Tuesday when the bus fell from an elevated street in Mestre on the mainland just northwest of Ven…

  7. Los Angeles Times

    A bus crash near the Italian city of Venice kills at least 21, including Ukrainian tourists (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    At least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists, were killed when a bus crashed near Venice, Italy, after falling from an elevated street, authorities say.

  8. ABC 11 Raleigh

    21 dead, 18 injured after bus falls off overpass near Venice, Italy (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    A bus crash in Mestre, a suburb near Venice, and on Italy's mainland, left 21 dead and 18 injured.

  9. NBC 6 South Florida

    At least 21 dead after tour bus plunges off overpass near Venice, Italian officials say (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said.

  10. NBC News

    At least 20 dead near Venice when bus falls off elevated Italian street (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro called the scene of the crash "apocalyptic."

  11. Washington Post

    21 die in crash after bus plunges from Venice overpass (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    A bus in mainland Venice broke through the flyover’s guardrails, plunged down and caught on fire. The mayor called it an “apocalyptic scene.”

  12. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Bus crash across lagoon from Venice's historic center kills 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Emergency responders worked into the night trying to extract bodies and squelch the flames.

  13. The Times of Israel

    At least 21 killed in ‘apocalyptic’ bus crash near Venice (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Local official says 15 people aboard vehicle survive after it falls from an elevated street in suburb of Mestre, catches fire

  14. CBS News

    "Apocalyptic" bus crash near Venice kills at least 21, Italian authorities say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The bus crashed in the Mestre suburb of Venice on Tuesday after falling several meters from an elevated street. Two children were among the dead.

  15. New York Times

    Bus Drives Off Venice Overpass, Killing at Least 21 (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Italian officials said that the bus had been full of tourists, and that two minors were among the dead.

  16. Voice of America

    Bus Plummets From Elevated Road in Venice, Killing 21 in Fiery Crash (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    At least two of the dead were children

  17. New York Post

    ‘Apocalyptic’ bus crash in Italy kills at least 21 people, mostly tourists (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “The people in the bus found themselves surrounded by flames, ” the commander of the Venice firefighters said. “The scene we found was terrible. It took about one hour to extract some of the bodies…

  18. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    A bus plummeted 50 feet from an elevated road in Venice, killing 21 people in a fiery crash (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A bus carrying dozens of people plummeted 15 meters (50 feet) from an elevated road in Venice, causing a fiery crash that killed 21 people and injured at least 15, mostly foreign tourists returning to a nearby campsite.

  19. Al Jazeera

    More than 20 killed after Italian tourist bus crashes off Venice overpass (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Bus carrying some 40 passengers veered off elevated overpass, plunged about 15 metres and caught fire, officials report.

  20. France 24

    21 killed after bus falls from Venice bridge and catches fire (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    At least 21 people, including two children and foreign tourists, were killed when a bus running on methane plunged off a bridge in Venice and caught fire.

  21. WHDH Boston

    A bus plummeted 15 meters from an elevated road in Venice, killing 21 people in a fiery crash - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    VENICE (AP) — A bus carrying dozens of people plummeted 15 meters (50 feet) from an elevated road in Venice, Italy, causing a fiery crash

  22. The Daily Caller

    Italian Tourist Bus Plunges Off Raised Street, Leaving At Least 21 Dead: Reports (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    At least 21 people, including two children, were reportedly killed Tuesday after a bus plunged off a bridge near Venice and caught fire.

  23. The Victoria Advocate

    Tourist bus falls off bridge near Venice, at least 21 dead (opens The Victoria Advocate)

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    The Victoria Advocate's feed description

    The bus, whose passengers included a group of visitors from Ukraine, caught fire after falling 30 feet down from the overpass.

  24. KRON4

    Bus carrying tourists in Italy crashes near Venice; at least 21 killed (opens KRON4)

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    KRON4's feed description

    The foreign tourists were killed when an all-electric shuttle bus crashed through an overpass guardrail and fence, plunging more than 10 meters to the ground.

  25. CNN

    Italian authorities investigate Venice bus crash that killed at least 21 people (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Italian authorities were on Wednesday investigating the cause of a horrific bus crash near Venice that killed at least 21 people including two children.

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