On 6 August 2022, a bus crash in Croatia killed 12 people. It was the deadliest road incident in the country since 2008.

Events

The bus left

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on 5 August, and was carrying Polish pilgrims of the Brotherhood of St Joseph Catholic group to a shrine in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bus veered off the road and crashed into a ditch. The crash occurred on the A4 highway near

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. Twelve people were killed and 32 were injured. The official cause of the crash has yet to be determined. According to Croatian media, the driver fell asleep or fainted.

Response

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed the tragedy. Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković tweeted his condolences to the victims.

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