Tourists die in Croatia bus crash

At least seven Czech tourists have been killed and 44 injured in a bus crash in Croatia, police said. The accident happened at around 4am today on the main road connecting the Croatian capital, Zagreb, with the Adriatic coastal city of Split. Croatian...

At least seven Czech tourists have been killed and 44 injured in a bus crash in Croatia, police said.

The accident happened at around 4am today on the main road connecting the Croatian capital, Zagreb, with the Adriatic coastal city of Split.

Croatian state TV said the bus crashed through the metal barriers in the middle of the highway and overturned in the opposite lane near a tunnel.

The road was closed because of the crash. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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