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2022 Croatian bus crash
2022 road incident in Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On 6 August 2022, a bus crash in Croatia killed 12 people.[1] It was the deadliest road incident in the country since 2008.
 | This article may be excessively based on contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
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Events
The bus left Częstochowa on 5 August, and was carrying Polish pilgrims of the Brotherhood of St Joseph Catholic group to a shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The bus veered off the road and crashed into a ditch.[3] The crash occurred on the A4 highway near Breznički Hum.[4] Twelve people were killed and 32 were injured.[5] The official cause of the crash has yet to be determined. According to Croatian media, the driver fell asleep or fainted.[6][7]
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Response
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed the tragedy.[8] Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković tweeted his condolences to the victims.[9]
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