Dozens Killed in Recent Travel Tragedies
Tragedy strikes several times in recent days.
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Bus Plummets Over Italian Bridge - Horrific accidents by bus, train and other vessels claimed the lives of dozens of people in recent days. — Britt Middleton A bus carrying pilgrims returning from a Catholic shrine went off a bridge in Italy, killing at least 38 people on Sunday. The bus was traveling east of Naples in Avellino province and reportedly hit 11 cars before toppling over the bridge and into a ravine. (Photo: Salvatore Laporta/AP Photo)
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Trains Collide in Switzerland - A police officer inspects the site where two passenger trains collided head-on in Granges-pres-Marnand, western Switzerland, Monday, July 29, 2013. Numerous people have been injured. (Photo: AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
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Trains Collide in Switzerland - Two commuter trains collided head-on in western Switzerland on late Monday injuring at least 44 people. The crash happened on a regional line about 31 miles southwest of the capital, Bern, the Associated Press reported.(Photo: AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
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Potentially More Victims - Ten of the estimated 50 people on board survived. Although authorities say additional bodies may be found inside the wreckage. An exact cause of the accident has not yet been determined. (Photo: Salvatore Laporta/AP Photo)
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Three Dead in Indiana Interstate Crash - Three people died after the brakes failed on a bus carrying a church youth group. It happened on Sunday as the bus exited an Indianapolis interstate and slammed into a retaining wall, causing the vehicle to flip on its side. (Photo: Rick Callahan/AP Photo)
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