Brit among two dead after bus plunges 49ft into ravine in Montenegro

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Brit among two dead after bus plunges 49ft into ravine in Montenegro
Brit among two dead after bus plunges 49ft into ravine in Montenegro

A BRIT has been killed after a tourist bus plunged 49ft into a ravine in Montenegro.

At least two people - the unnamed Brit and an unidentified woman - died after the bus carrying 30 passengers swerved on a steep road.

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The bus skidded some 49ft down into a ravine - killing two passengersCredit: Reuters
Pictures showed the bus wreckage being hoisted from the ravine by a huge crane
Pictures showed the bus wreckage being hoisted from the ravine by a huge craneCredit: AP

The bus had been driving from the town of Budva on the Adriatic Sea coast to Cetinje, an inland mountainous region.

Nine people were seriously injured - with one fighting for their life, medics said.

Pictures from the scene showed rescue workers holding onto a metal wire to try to reach the wreckage.

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Terrified passengers screamed as the bus skidded some 49ft down into the ravine at around 12pm local time on Tuesday.

One passenger told state radio station RTCG: "I was listening to music and all was normal.

"Then all of a sudden there were screams and the sound of glass breaking."

Prosecutor Andjela Radovanovic confirmed a Brit national and a woman had died.

The two victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said: "In the traffic accident, caused by the landing of a bus from the highway in which there were about 30 passengers, at least two people were killed - whose death was confirmed on the spot.

"Several passengers received light and serious injuries and are receiving medical assistance."

The cause of the crash is being investigated.

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Imogen Braddick

Montenegro, Police

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