Italy Bus Crash Sunday July 28,2013

A Bus has plunged off a flyover in southern Italy leaving at least 38 people dead in the country's worst road accident for decades.The bus dropped 30m (98ft), coming to rest in heavy undergrowth after smashing through the guard-rail

The Bus hit several vehicles before smashing through a barrier and toppling down a steep slope near the town of Avellino, in the Campania region.

At least 10 people were injured, some of them seriously.TV footage showed smashed vehicles on the flyover and shrouded bodies lined up by the side of a road.
The Bus was taking about 50 people, including children, back to Naples following a pilgrimage.
The cause of the accident is not yet known. Some reports say the vehicle was travelling at speed.

Mass funeral held for the victims

 

A funeral has been held near the southern Italian town of Pozzuoli for the 38 victims of Sunday's bus crash. 

Families and friends of those killed in the accident crowded around the flower-draped coffins, lined up in front of the altar.

Prime Minister Enrico Letta was among about 4,000 people at the service, which was held in a sports hall.