Bus with Ukrainians overturns in Poland, three killed, 18 injured

11:25, 18.08.2018 1 min read

Three people were killed and 18 more were injured after a bus carrying 54 Ukrainians swerved off the road and overturned in Poland, Polish media reported on Saturday morning.

According to RMF24, the tragedy occurred late on Friday, August 17, near the village of Leszczawa Dolna between Przemysl and Sanok in Podkarpackie Voivodeship. The driver of the bus, which was heading to Vienna, broke through a traffic barrier and hit a wooden cross on the turn. After that, the bus flipped over and fell off the slope.

Fifty-one people traveling on the bus were hospitalized. There were also children among the passengers.

The online newspaper Wiadomosci Gazeta.pl reported that 11 people had been seriously injured.