Bus carrying Podgorica schoolchildren crashes after rockfall near Mojkovac, injuring driver and students
A bus carrying schoolchildren from Podgorica crashed near Mojkovac on Saturday evening after a rockfall struck the road, injuring the trip leader and several students, according to local police and media reports.
The accident occurred at approximately 8:35 p.m. on the Mojkovac-Kolašin highway near Štitarička Rijeka, involving a bus transporting about 90 students from Pavle Rovinski Elementary School returning from an excursion. Police initially suspected a rockslide hit the bus, though they also considered the possibility the driver swerved to avoid debris and struck a rock face. The trip leader, identified as V.Š., suffered severe injuries, including a pelvic and spinal fracture, and was to be transferred to Montenegro’s Clinical Center. Four others, including three students, sustained minor injuries and were taken to Bijelo Polje General Hospital .
A second bus carrying students from Štampar Makarije Elementary School, traveling behind the first, continued to Podgorica under police escort after a brief delay. Private transporters from Mojkovac assisted in returning the remaining children, while some parents arrived at the scene to collect their children. Authorities confirmed the bus driver tested sober following the crash .
Emergency teams from Bijelo Polje and Mojkovac responded to the scene, and the state prosecutor in Bijelo Polje was notified. Police said the investigation into the cause of the accident was ongoing .
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