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