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At least 38 die in bus crash in southern Italy - Fortune
Jul 29th 2013, 07:14

A bus returning pilgrims from a weekend visit to a Catholic shrine went off a bridge in southern Italy on Sunday, July 28, killing dozens of passengers, including some children, officials said. A bus returning pilgrims from a weekend visit to a Catholic shrine went off a bridge in southern Italy on Sunday, July 28, killing dozens of passengers, including some children, officials said.
Rescuers clamor over the overturned bus as they try to free passengers. Rescuers clamor over the overturned bus as they try to free passengers.
Sparks fly as firefighters cut into the wreckage. Sparks fly as firefighters cut into the wreckage.
Emergency workers and other people stand among damaged cars at the scene of the accident. Emergency workers and other people stand among damaged cars at the scene of the accident.
The bus reportedly collided with several cars before falling from the elevated highway. The bus reportedly collided with several cars before falling from the elevated highway.
Damaged cars and debris litter the scene of the accident. Damaged cars and debris litter the scene of the accident.
  • NEW: Officials report two more deaths -- one from a hospital and a body found under the bus
  • A police official says more bodies could be found in the wreckage
  • Ten people survived the crash
  • The passengers were returning from a weekend pilgrimage, ANSA reports

Rome (CNN) -- A bus returning pilgrims from a weekend visit to a Catholic shrine went off a bridge in southern Italy on Sunday, leaving at least 38 dead -- including some children, officials said.

The death toll rose by two after one person who was hospitalized died, and the body of another victim was found under the bus, fire brigade commander Alessio Barbarulo said Monday.

Ten people survived, Barbarulo said.

The bus was traveling east of Naples in Avellino province, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.

More bodies could be found in the wreckage, Picone said. Picone did not have an exact figure for the number of passengers on the bus, though reports have varied from as few as 40 to as many as 50 aboard.

The passengers had participated in a weekend pilgrimage to the Padre Pio shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo.

Andrea Regione, a photographer for the Corriere dell'Irpinia newspaper, told CNN that the bus went off a bridge and fell roughly 30 meters (almost 100 feet) into a heavily wooded area below.

Photos from the scene showed a broken guardrail and the bus laying on its side.

Another photo appeared to show a line of bodies -- each covered in a white sheet.

Regione estimated that 10 other vehicles were involved in the crash. It's unknown what led to the accident.

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CNN's Sarah Aarthun and Livia Borghese contributed to this report.

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