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12 Poles Killed in Croatia Bus Crash


Rescuers remove a body from the wreckage of a bus at the crash scene in Podvorec, near Zagreb, Croatia, Aug. 6, 2022.
Rescuers remove a body from the wreckage of a bus at the crash scene in Podvorec, near Zagreb, Croatia, Aug. 6, 2022.

A bus with Polish license plates skidded off a highway in northern Croatia early Saturday, killing at least 12 people, according to authorities.

Officials say at least 30 people were injured.

The bus was filled with religious pilgrims traveling to a Catholic shrine in Medjugorje, a town in southern Bosnia.

Reuters reports that all the victims are Polish citizens.

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