Photos: School pupils among 12 dead in Slovakia bus crash

Images from the site showed the truck lying on its side and the bus wedged in a ditch

Published: November 14, 2019 10:56 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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An injured person is taken to a hospital from the scene of a traffic accident involving a bus and a lorry on a road near the village of Malanta near Nitranske Hrnciarovce, Slovakia. Image Credit: AP

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The fire and rescue department said on its Facebook page that the toll was 12 dead and 17 injured. Image Credit: Reuters

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A bus is pulled out after it crashed near Nitra, Slovakia. Officials said said rescue work was hampered by bad weather as Slovakia was hit by heavy rain. Image Credit: AP

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Rescuers have deployed helicopters and sent in psychologists. Image Credit: AP

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Rescue workers are seen at the site of a bus crash near the city of Nitra, Slovakia Image Credit: Reuters

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Nitra fire brigade spokesman Michal Varga said that the causes of the crash were unknown. Image Credit: REUTERS

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The truck lying on its side with a large amount of soil and rocks strewn on the road. Image Credit: Reuters

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Some 30 firefighters are at the scene to help the injured. Image Credit: Reuters

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Firefighters, police and rescuers work the scene of a traffic accident involving a bus and a lorry on a road near the village of Malanta near Nitranske Hrnciarovce, Slovakia. Image Credit: AP

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Rescuers at first put the number of dead at 13, with 20 injured, before correcting the toll. Image Credit: AP

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Rescue workers are seen at the site of a bus crash near the city of Nitra, Slovakia. Image Credit: Reuters

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An overturned bus, right, at the scene of a traffic accident involving a bus and a lorry on a road near the village of Malanta near Nitranske Hrnciarovce, Slovakia. Image Credit: AP

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