Tourist bus overturns in Tuscany killing one

Emergency services arrived quickly on the scene. Photo credit: Vigili del Fuoco

SIENA - A tourist bus travelling from Florence to Siena has overturned, killing one passenger and injuring others, police sources have said.

 The victim has not yet been identified, although reports indicate that the circa sixty tourists aboard the vehicle were Georgian, Armenian and Kazakh nationals visiting Italy on an art history holiday. 

 It is not thought that the injuries sustained by passengers who survived the crash are serious, and emergency help was quick on the scene to help passengers free themselves from the wreckage.

 The bus is believed to have fallen over a steep ridge on the side of the road. Investigations into the cause of the crash are still ongoing. 

 The pertinent stretch of motorway has been temporarily closed while the incident is dealt with.