BUCHAREST (AFP) - Twenty three Israeli tourists were hurt Sunday (April 1) when their minibus crashed on a visit to a Romanian salt mine, local authorities said. None suffered serious injury but passengers were taken to hospital as a precaution, emergency services spokesman Florin Chivu said after the crash near the Unirea mine at Slanic Prahova in southern Romania. He added the 25 people were on board in total, including eight children, when the vehicle overturned. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up

Police were investigating the cause of the accident on a highway leading to one of the regions’ key tourist sites. The Israeli consul, Rina Dvir, was on her way to the local hospital “to assist in any way necessary,” the ministry said.
A bus crash in Slanic Prahova, Romania, injures 23 Israeli tourists.