Safety · Arta and Corfu
Navy bus with students overturns near Arta on Ionia Odos, 11 to 13 reported hurt
A Navy bus carrying 25 people, including students, overturned on an access road of the Ionia Odos near Arta on Monday, 26 October. Reports put the injured at between 11 and 13, and bystanders helped free the driver and the escort.
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In brief
Naftemporiki, citing arta2day, reported at least 13 injured, while To Vima reported light abrasions for the escort and 11 students. Kathimerini and SKAI said the driver was injured.
The bus carried 25 people, including students from the Naval Petty Officers School (ΣΜΥΝ), a driver and an escort, and was heading to Corfu for the 28 October parade.
Kathimerini, citing the fire service, said the bus fell about five metres at kilometre 143.5 near Vlacherna in Arta and came to rest in an irrigation ditch. The cause of the loss of control is under investigation.
Bystanders used improvised means to extricate the driver and the escort, according to To Vima and in.gr. An EKAB ambulance was sent to the scene, and police and fire units were present.
The crash
On Monday, 26 October, around midday, a Navy bus left the access road of the Ionia Odos near Arta and overturned. Sources place the crash at kilometre 143.5, close to the Arta interchange. Citing the fire service, Kathimerini reported that the bus fell about five metres into an irrigation ditch near Vlacherna in Arta. The conditions that led to the loss of control remain unclear, and the cause is under investigation.
Who was on board
The bus carried 25 people, including students, along with the driver and an escort for the students. Kathimerini identified the students as members of the Naval Petty Officers School (ΣΜΥΝ). SKAI reported that the group was heading to Corfu to take part in the parade for 28 October. The bus came to rest on its side in low vegetation, according to To Vima and in.gr.
Injuries and rescue
Reports differ on how many people were hurt. Naftemporiki, citing arta2day, put the number at at least 13. To Vima reported light abrasions for the escort and 11 students, while SKAI and Kathimerini said the driver was injured. In.gr said the severity of the driver's injury was not yet known and that no confirmed information existed on the other passengers. Bystanders who reached the scene freed the driver and the escort using improvised means, according to To Vima and in.gr. An EKAB ambulance was dispatched, and police and fire service units were on site, according to SKAI.
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Sources and context
- Η ΝαυτεμπορικήArta: Accident with a Navy busΆρτα: Τροχαίο με λεωφορείο του Πολεμικού Ναυτικού - 13 τραυματίες · original in Greek
- NewsITArta: Serious accident with a military bus on Ionia OdosΆρτα: Σοβαρό τροχαίο με στρατιωτικό λεωφορείο στην Ιόνια Οδό - Πληροφορίες για τραυματίες · original in Greek
- Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα OnlineAccident with a Navy bus on Ionia Odos - 11 injuredΤροχαίο με λεωφορείο του Πολεμικού Ναυτικού στην Ιόνια Οδό - 11 τραυματίες | ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ · original in Greek
- H KαθημερινήAccident with a Navy bus on Ionia OdosΤροχαίο με λεωφορείο του Πολεμικού Ναυτικού στην Ιόνια Οδό · original in Greek
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