EXTRAORDINARY Tragic bus accident in Croatia: It was carrying Polish pilgrims to Medjugorje, at least 12 people died – Topky.sk

According to the first information, the serious traffic accident occurred at 5:30 a.m. on the Zagreb-Goričanin route in the direction of the Croatian capital, where the bus went off the road. The police have not yet given the official cause of the tragic accident, but unofficially they are working with the version that the driver most likely fell asleep behind the wheel, the server writes. Surprise on A4. #dnevnikhrhttps://t.co/KtowrxAXnv — DNEVNIK.hr (@DNEVNIKhr) August 6, 2022 The section of the highway between the villages of Breznički hum and Komin in the direction of Zagreb was closed due to an accident and a convoy was forming. The injured were taken to local hospitals, many of them in serious condition. Croatian Minister of the Interior Davor Božinovič also came to the scene of the accident, writes the server Večernji.hr. Photo gallery (4) Source: TASR/AP Crashed bus carrying Polish pilgrims to Medjugorje The Polish bus that crashed on the A4 highway north of the Croatian capital Zagreb on Saturday morning was carrying Polish pilgrims to the Bosnian Catholic pilgrimage site of Medjugorje, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. . The PAP agency informed about it. Morawiecki sent Polish Minister of Health Adam Nedzielski and Deputy Head of Diplomacy Marcin Przydacz to the scene of the tragic accident, writes PAP. Photo gallery (4) Source: TASR/AP Portal večeršeni.hr reminds that today’s accident involving a Polish bus is one of the worst that has happened in Croatia in recent years. In September 2008, a bus with Slovak tourists crashed on the highway between Split and Zagreb. Fourteen people died, another thirty passengers were injured. Last July, a bus registered in Kosovo, heading from Frankfurt am Main to Pristina, went off the highway near the city of Slavonski Brod. Ten people died, 44 were injured. The worst accident of a Czech bus in Croatia happened in June 2012 near the Krpani tunnel on the highway from Zagreb to Split. Eight people died, including the driver. More than 40 passengers were injured. The bus took them on vacation to a camp near the resort of Baška Voda. EXTRAORDINARY Tragic bus accident in Croatia: It was carrying Polish pilgrims to Medjugorje, at least 12 people died