Bad weather drama, minibus overturns: several people injured

The rains of the last few days have made the road surface slippery, causing a minibus to overturn in Tunisia: 11 Italian tourists were injured, but none are in danger of life

Due to bad weather which made the road surface slippery, a minibus tourist bus carrying 13 people first went off the road and then overturned at kilometre 60 of the national road linking Bouficha to Sousse, in Tunisia.

In the accident that occurred this morning, Monday 23 September, 21 people were involved 11 tourists of Italian origin. Luckily, no casualties were reported and none of the passengers suffered serious injuries.

Overturned minibus: the accident caused by heavy rainfall

The news of the accident in Tunisia, which saw a minibus with 13 people on board, including 11 Italian tourists, overturn, immediately reached theItalian Embassy in Tunis. Officials immediately took action to assist their fellow countrymen who were involved in the accident.

The spokesperson for the Civil Protection of Tunis, Moez Triaa he released the news of the accident by communicating it to the local radio Express FM. The man first reassured that the accident had not caused any casualties and that the injured were not in serious health conditions. They were taken by paramedics to the hospitals in Hammamet, Sousse And Bouficha to receive all the necessary care.

On social media you can view a video which portrays the minibus overturned on the side of the road, while the fury of the rains rages.

The governorate of Sousse, in fact, it was affected by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the morning, which caused a consequent rise in the water level in the areas of Hezama, Hammam Sousse And Sahlulaccording to local media and newspapers.

The rescue intervention

The regional director, the colonel Hatem Boubakerreported that several teams of the Tunisian Civil Protection They have taken steps to drain away some of the rainwater in some residential areas.

The colonel also pointed out that both the relief organization and the members of the Regional Committee for Disaster Relief have adopted precise preventive measures. For example, starting from the end of last week, we have been proceeding with the cleaning of sewers and waterways present in the most sensitive areas of the city.