A British nationwide has died after a bus plunged right into a ravine in Montenegro, authorities have stated.
At least two persons are lifeless – the unnamed Briton and an unidentified lady – after the bus, which was carrying 30 passengers, swerved on a steep highway.
The bus had been following a route connecting the city of Budva, on the Adriatic Sea coast, to Cetinje, a mountainous area positioned inland, in accordance with native media reviews.
Nine individuals have been critically injured. One of them is in a life-threatening situation, medical doctors stated.
Terrified passengers screamed because the bus skidded some 15m down into the ravine at round 12pm native time (1pm BST) on Tuesday.
Rescue staff deployed to the scene had been pictured utilizing tools trying to hoist the bus out of the gorge.
One passenger instructed state radio station RTCG: “I was listening to music and all was normal.
“Then hastily there have been screams and the sound of glass breaking.”
It is just not but clear what brought about the bus to descend into the ravine.
Prosecutor Andjela Radovanovic instructed reporters {that a} British nationwide and a lady had died.
Police stated the 2 victims died on the scene, whereas the injured individuals acquired medical help.
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Those critically damage had been transferred to a hospital in Montenegro’s capital metropolis, Podgorica.
Sky News has contacted the Foreign Office for remark.
Source: information.sky.com”
