At least 20 people have died after a coach crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy, the city's mayor was quoted as saying by Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
The coach veered off the road and fell close to railway lines in the district of Mestre, which is connected to Venice by a bridge, Italian news agencies and television reported, but the cause of the accident was still unclear.
"It's an apocalyptic scene. I am speechless," Mayor Luigi Brugnaro posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Sky Italia reported that 18 bodies had so far been dragged from the wreckage after the coach caught fire, with numerous others injured. Italian public broadcaster RAI is reporting that the accident occured just before 8pm local time on a highway linking the Venetian suburbs of Mestre and Marghera.
RAI is reporting that the bus broke through the highway's barrier, landing on the tracks of Mestre train station and catching fire.
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