16 people were tragically killed yesterday after the school bus they were on struck a roadside column.
Of the 50 passengers on board, most of them were students, with some teachers and parents also present.
#Italy bus crash death toll rises to 16https://t.co/cLZg0vmtcW#Verona #Italia pic.twitter.com/4fnCIEMOls
— The Peninsula (@PeninsulaQatar) January 21, 2017
One of those teachers, who is credited with saving many of the students on board yesterday, has tragically had to say goodbye to his own children.
Gyorgy Vigh pulled many children from the flames during the horrific accident, but his 30-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter did not survive.
A bus carrying Hungarian students killed 16 people near the city of #Verona, Italy, injuring 39 people. pic.twitter.com/yWVBKj5U6C
— SOCIAL extremely (@SocialExtremely) January 21, 2017
The school bus was on its way back to Budapest after the students had gone on a ski trip to France.
Mr Vigh is said to be recovering in hospital with burns.
Embassy staff lit candles in memory of the victims of the tragic coach accident near #Verona. pic.twitter.com/BOHSiYHNln
— Ódor Bálint (@odor_balint) January 22, 2017
