(ANSA) - Rome, October 16 - The emergency services have taken
29 injured people to hospital after a public-transport bus hit a
tree in Rome on Wednesday, sources said.
Nine of the people are seriously injured, according to the
sources.
Another five or six are being treated at the scene of the
accident.
The crash took place during rush hour, at 9 AM, on Via
Cassia, at a crossroads with Via Oriolo.
The area was closed to traffic after the accident.
Local police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Bus crashes into tree in Rome, 29 hurt
Accident took place during rush hour on Wednesday morning