Europe

One Dead After Bus Carrying Ukrainian Refugees Overturns in Italy

MISERY

The bus was carrying 50 refugees from Ukraine to a shelter on the northern Italian coast of Pescara when the accident happened.

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A Ukrainian Pullman bus carrying around 50 refugees escaping the war in Ukraine overturned in northern Italy early Sunday morning, killing a woman and seriously injuring several other people. The bus, which had a Ukrainian license plate, was heading to the Italian city of Pescara where the refugees are to be placed in homes. The Italian Fire Brigade confirmed the accident early Sunday morning. It is unclear what caused the tragedy.

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