Press release regarding traffic accident near Venice involving Croatian citizens

Regarding the traffic accident that took place August 29th 2009 some 40 km from Venice, and which involved Croatian citizens, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration would like to state the following.

The bus traveling through the Italian Republic crashed, injuring 15 Croatian citizens. Having received medical attention in a nearby hospital, the passengers expressed a wish to continue their journey.

Croatian Ambassador in Rome Tomislav Vidošević talked personally with the doctor who treated the injured Croatian citizens, as well as with the representatives of the travel agency, informing about it Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, who had inquired about the situation.

The Croatia Consulate General in Trieste is keeping close contact with the relevant Italian institutions in regard to the event.