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Tourist bus and truck collide in Istria

Croatian Times

A tourist bus has crashed into a truck at the exit from Vodnjan near Bale (Istria).

The bus carrying 39 visitors from Russia and two Polish tourists was on its way to Rovinj yesterday (Weds) when it smashed head on into the on coming truck around 12.30 pm.

Six passengers were injured and treated at the Pula Emergency room.

Their other passengers continued their journey in a new bus.

Neither driver was hurt, Croatian daily Jutarnji List writes.

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