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At Least 3 Dead, 38 Injured as Bus with Ukrainians Plunges Over Cliff in Poland

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At Least 3 Dead, 38 Injured as Bus with Ukrainians Plunges Over Cliff in Poland

21:45 GMT 18.08.2018 (Updated: 19:42 GMT 17.10.2022)

© AP Photo / Rafal BaranPolice and firefighters' cars and trucks stand in front of the VIVO shopping mall where a 27-year-old man attacked people with a knife killing one person and injuring several others in Stalowa Wola, southeastern Poland

Police and firefighters' cars and trucks stand in front of the VIVO shopping mall where a 27-year-old man attacked people with a knife killing one person and injuring several others in Stalowa Wola, southeastern Poland - Sputnik International

The bus had been traveling from the Ukrainian city of Lviv to Vienna late Friday when it missed a turn on a national highway near the village of Leszczawa Dolna, Southeastern Poland and crashed through the guard rail, AFP reported.

The bus plummeted off the road and overturned several times, Poland's fire service spokesman Grzegorz Latosekf was quoted by AFP.

As a result of the incident, three people were killed. According to the Ukraine's foreign ministry, 38 tourists were injured, one of them remains in serious condition.

#KRAJ: Trzy ofiary i 51 osób rannych — to bilans wypadku autokaru, do którego doszło w miejscowości Leszczawa Dolna w powiecie przemyskim.

Foto. https://t.co/5RIFWQ5MIx pic.twitter.com/PIW0ec7FAS
— Remiza.pl 🇵🇱 (@Remizapl) 18 августа 2018 г.

According to the AFP report, Polish Prosecutors said earlier that the bus driver had been charged over the accident, with initial reports suggesting he had been driving at between 70 and 80 kilometres (between 40 and 50 miles) an hour in a 30 kph zone.

Leszczawa Dolna: Przygotowania do usunięcia z drogi wraku autokaru pic.twitter.com/9Ln6DpCOKS
— Fakty RMF FM (@RMF24pl) 18 августа 2018 г.

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