37 injured in Czech bus crash in Austria

A Czech bus carrying Slovak teenagers home from a school trip to Italy crashed Sunday in southeastern Austria, leaving 37 people injured, Czech reports said. Three people sustained serious injuries, including a woman who is in a critical condition, according to Czech Television reports citing medical services. 37 injured in Czech bus crash in Austria The bus, which belongs to a Czech company, veered off the highway between Mooskirchen and Lieboch near the city of Graz and overturned, the CTK news agency said. The bus was carrying 48 secondary school pupils from Senica, in western Slovakia. Although the cause of the accident was not clear, Austrian police suspect that the driver fell asleep, the Czech reports said.

37 injured in Czech bus crash in Austria

The bus, which belongs to a Czech company, veered off the highway between Mooskirchen and Lieboch near the city of Graz and overturned, the CTK news agency said.

The bus was carrying 48 secondary school pupils from Senica, in western Slovakia.

Although the cause of the accident was not clear, Austrian police suspect that the driver fell asleep, the Czech reports said.