#englishnews #Venicebus<br /><br />News Article :-<br />At least 20 people including two children have died after a bus crashed off a flyover near the Italian city of Venice and caught fire, officials say.<br /><br />The bus broke through a barrier and plunged near railway tracks in the district of Mestre, which is connected to Venice by a bridge.<br /><br />It had been rented to take tourists between Venice and a campsite in the nearby Marghera district, reports say.<br /><br />Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said a "huge tragedy" had taken place.<br /><br />"An apocalyptic scene, there are no words," he said on X, formerly Twitter.<br />The incident happened at about 19:45 local time (17:45 GMT) as the bus was reportedly taking tourists back to the campsite.<br /><br />The cause is not yet known and rescue workers are continuing to work at the scene.<br /><br />Italy's Ansa news agency reported that 21 people had died, 12 had been injured and up to five people were still unaccounted for.<br /><br />Some reports say the bus was powered by methane gas and fell onto power lines and caught fire.<br /><br />"The aggravating factor was methane and the fire this spread rapidly," said Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, warning that the death toll could rise.<br /><br />Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she was following developments.<br /><br />"I express my deepest condolences, my personal and the whole government, for the serious incident that took place in Mestre," she said.<br /><br />"Our thoughts go out to the victims and their families and friends."
