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Warsaw, Poland (AP) — Polish officials returned injured passengers on a bus crashed on a weekend in Croatia on Monday, bringing Polish pilgrims to a popular Catholic shrine with 12 people. I killed you.
A bus carrying 44 passengers turned the highway north of Zagreb early on Saturday. The accident injured 32 passengers, some of whom were in serious or serious condition.
Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the crash. The driver was one of the murdered people, according to Croatian officials quoted by Polish broadcaster TVN24. Some early reports suggested drivers that the Polish media said the 72 might have fallen asleep while driving, but this has not been confirmed.
A Polish police officer who was already in Croatia to assist a large number of Polish tourists visiting Croatia's popular Adriatic coast has helped the injured in a Croatian emergency. Relocated to support the crew.
The bus took the pilgrims to a Catholic shrine in the southern town of Međugorje, Bosnia. This shrine is the third most popular pilgrimage site in Europe after Lourdes and Fatima.
Pope Francis expressed his sorrow on Sunday and prayed for the victims.
Polish state news agency said four seriously injured victims were airlifted to Warsaw over the weekend for professional care. Poland's Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska said Monday's authorities are aiming to bring more people home this week.
Health Department spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz said three of the injured were due to return home on Tuesday or Wednesday, and another 10 with varying degrees of injuries were later airlifted. Said.
According to the Polish Ministry of Health, there are currently 28 hospitalized people in Croatia, 17 of whom are seriously injured and 2 are seriously injured.
