Bus leaves road near Tuzla, 11 people injured
A public bus ran off the road near Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Saturday morning, injuring 11 passengers, police said.
Eleven people were injured when a bus left the road in the Husino area near Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, early on Saturday, regional police said.
The crash happened at about 6:10am on the Tuzla-Sarajevo main road, M-18, when the bus veered off the carriageway, according to the Tuzla canton police operations centre. Investigators have not yet said what caused the bus to leave the road.
All 11 injured were taken to the University Clinical Centre in Tuzla for treatment; one patient was hospitalised in the orthopaedics and trauma department, broadcaster Srpskainfo reported. No deaths were reported.
Traffic on the M-18 between Šićki Brod and Živinice was fully suspended while police carried out an investigation with a traffic expert; the road reopened once the investigation was completed and the bus removed, Oslobođenje reported. Police redirected vehicles onto alternative local routes while the crash site was cleared.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · Srpskainfo, Radio Sarajevo +5 A bus left the road in Husino, near Tuzla, at about 6:10am Saturday.
- 2+ outlets · Srpskainfo, Faktor.ba +3 11 people were injured; none died.
- 1 outlet · Srpskainfo One patient was hospitalised at the University Clinical Centre in Tuzla.
- 2+ outlets · Oslobođenje, Faktor.ba Traffic on the M-18 was fully suspended during the investigation.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed The exact cause of the crash.
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Why it matters for Europe
The M-18 is the main road linking Tuzla with Sarajevo, and its closure for the investigation caused heavy congestion on one of north-eastern Bosnia's busiest routes.
Sources
Reported by 7 reports from 7 independent outlets in 2 countries.
- Srpskainfo: Autobus sletio s puta kod Tuzle: Jedna osoba zadržana na liječenju, ostali povrijeđeni zbrinuti
- Srpskainfo: NESREĆA KOD TUZLE Autobus sletio s puta, više osoba povrijeđeno
- Srpskainfo: POVRIJEĐENO 11 OSOBA Detalji teške nesreće kod Tuzle nakon slijetanja autobusa
- Radio Sarajevo: Teška nesreća u tuzlanskom naselju Husino: Autobus sletio s puta, više osoba povrijeđeno
- Oslobođenje: Autobus sletio s ceste kod Tuzle, više osoba povrijeđeno, saobraćaj obustavljen
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Questions and answers
- Where did the bus crash happen?
- The bus left the road in the Husino area near Tuzla, on the M-18 road to Sarajevo.
- Were there any deaths?
- No, police said 11 people were injured but there were no fatalities.
- Why was the road closed?
- The M-18 was fully closed between Šićki Brod and Živinice while police investigated the crash.
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