Bus plunges off road on Capri, lands near beach; driver dies

Italian firefighters say a public bus on the vacation island of Capri crashed through a guardrail and landed on a beach resort area

ROME -- A public bus on the Italian vacation island of Capri crashed through a guardrail and landed on a beach resort area Thursday, fatally injuring the driver, firefighters and Capri's mayor said. The fire department tweeted that the bus had 11 people on board when it ran off the road near the popular Marina Grande area of the island. Capri Mayor Marino Lembo told Italian state TV that the bus driver died shortly after the crash. Four passengers were seriously injured, including a child who was flown by helicopter from the island to a hospital in Naples, Italian media reported. Several other passengers sustained lesser injuries, Italian media said.