Among the victims of the accident in Italy are four citizens of Romania, in which 21 people lost their lives after a bus fell from a bridge in the city of Mestre, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The mobile consular team of the Consulate General of Romania in Trieste went to the medical unit where the bodies of the dead were transported and is in contact with the families of the dead to provide support.

Four Romanians were among the victims of the accident in Mestre, where the bus fell from the bridgePhoto: Vigili Del Fuoco / Zuma Press / Profimedia
  • “Following the measures taken continuously on the night of October 3-4, 2023, as well as during today’s day by the Embassy of Romania in Rome and the Consulate General of Romania in Trieste, the MAE clarifies the fact that among the victims of the road accident there are also four Romanian citizens”, – reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It was difficult to identify the victims

The IAEA emphasizes that the procedure for identifying all victims was difficult, given the circumstances of the accident and its seriousness.

  • “At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that the mobile consular group of the Consulate General of Romania in Trieste also went to the medical unit where the bodies of the dead were transported to contact family members in order to provide specific consular assistance in such situations.
  • The Embassy of Romania in Rome and the Consulate General of Romania in Trieste continue the dialogue with the local authorities and will provide full support within the limits of their powers for the repatriation of the bodies of the deceased and the issuance of death certificates,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

21 people were killed and 15 injured after a full bus fell from a pedestrian bridge over a railway and caught fire in Mestre, near Venice, on Tuesday night.

The bus was electric, used only for a year. It was occupied by foreign tourists returning from a one-day trip to Venice. While on the pedestrian bridge, he overcame the protective parapets and fell from a height of more than 10 meters over the railway, catching fire on impact.

The accident happened on Tuesday evening, shortly before 20:00 local time (21:00 Romanian), on a straight and usually very busy road that connects the Mestre district with the historic center of Venice.