Forty people were killed and another eight were injured in a bus crash near the town of
Monteforte Irpino
Monteforte Irpino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy
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in Italy on 28 July 2013.
Accident
The bus was carrying
pilgrim
A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of ...
s to their home from a visit to a
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
shrine
A shrine ( la, scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred or holy space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they ...
and fell nearly feet off a bridge east of
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. The bus carried nearly 50 passengers.
See also
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List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
This list of traffic collisions records serious road crashes: those that have a large death toll, occurred in unusual circumstances, or have some other historical significance, which are notable and have their own Wikipedia article. For crashe ...
References
2013 in Italy
Monteforte Irpino bus crash
Bus incidents in Italy
July 2013 events in Italy
Province of Avellino
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