On June 23, 2013, 19 people, all
Romania
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Podgorica
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The bus, with registration plate number B 123 MMJ, skidded off the road, crashing into a ravine about 40 m below.
[ A local child who was on the road at the time of the accident was also injured, but not seriously.][ The accident reportedly occurred around 5 to 6 pm][ 30 km north of Podgorica, the capital and largest city of Montenegro.][ There were about 50 people on board, all of them Romanian citizens.][
The accident occurred during a rainstorm on a narrow road in mountainous terrain.][ The exact cause of the accident is unknown.][ The bus was carrying around 48 passengers, two drivers and a tourist guide, and was headed towards the ]Adriatic Sea
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.[ Attempts to rescue the survivors were inhibited by the rocky terrain of the region.][
Montenegro's Interior Minister ]Raško Konjević
Raško Konjević (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Рашко Коњевић; born on 12 April 1979 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Montenegrin politician serving as the deputy prime minister of Montenegro and the minister of defence since 28 April ...
described the crash as "an extremely serious accident".[ ]Milo Đukanović
Milo Đukanović ( cnr, Мило Ђукановић, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician serving as the President of Montenegro since 2018, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2003. He also served as the Prime Minister ...
, the Prime Minister of Montenegro
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, also visited the victims at the hospital, and expressed his condolences to the Romanian Ambassador to Montenegro.[ The ]Serbia
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also offered medical assistance for the injured.[
]Victor Ponta
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, the Prime Minister of Romania
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, announced a day of national mourning The Washington Post
/ref> for the date June 26. On the same day Montenegro also observed a day of national mourning in solidarity with Romania.
See also
* List of road accidents (2010–present)
References
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External links
Location of the accident in Google MapsThe route of the bus in Google Maps
2013 in Montenegro
Podgorica bus crash
Bus incidents in Montenegro
21st century in Podgorica
June 2013 events in Europe