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12 Poles Killed in Croatia Bus Crash

by VOA News

   A bus with Polish license plates skidded off a highway in northern
   Croatia early Saturday, killing at least 12 people, according to
   authorities.

   Officials say at least 30 people were injured.

   The bus was filled with religious pilgrims traveling to a Catholic
   shrine in Medjugorje, a town in southern Bosnia.

   Reuters reports that all the victims are Polish citizens.