It is not immediately clear why the bus driver lost control of the vehicle.
Authorities on Monday were investigating why a driver lost control of a bus carrying Italian tourists, crashed through the side wall of a highway bridge, and plunged into a ravine. At least 38 people were killed in the accident.
The bus was carrying a group of tourists from the town of Pozzuoli, on the coast east of Naples.
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It was one of the worst road accidents in Italy's history, Reuters reported, and the second transportation disaster to hit southern Europe in the space of five days.
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Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta described the crash as a "dramatic moment" for his entire country.
Rescuers prepared the coffins for the victims.
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Destroyed passenger seats in the wreckage.
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