The mayor of Venice has ordered an immediate stop to electric buses operated by La Linea after two crashes involving its vehicles - one of which led to the deaths of 21 people. A La Linea bus crashed into a building yesterday evening in Mestre, a borough of Venice, injuring 15 people. No one on board suffered serious injuries, according to authorities.
But in an announcement today on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Brugnaro said: 'Yesterday evening a second accident occurred involving a La Linea vehicle, an electric bus. 'Being of the same type as the one involved in the flyover accident on 3 October, it was decided to suspend the service of all electric buses of this company to carry out an adequate investigation.' He added: 'In the meantime, my thoughts turn to the injured, among whom, fortunately, none are in serious conditions.