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Sunday marks three years since Laskarci bus crash

Sunday marks three years since Laskarci bus crash
Gostivar, 13 February 2022 (MIA) – An event to commemorate the victims of the bus crash accident that took place three years ago at the village of Laskarci, which killed 16 people and injured 35, will be held on Sunday, with a municipal delegation to visit the site of the accident. Gostivar mayor Arben Taravari will lay flowers at the accident site on the local road in the Laskarci village at 1:30 pm, said the local self-government. “Later on Sunday, at 5:30 pm, a commemorative gathering will be held in the park of the twon square to share the grief with all those who lost their loved ones in the tragic event. We invite family members, friends of the victims, and citizens to join us,” reads the press release of Gostivar municipality. On 13 February 2019, bus veered off a Skopje -Tetovo highway and crashed into a ravine, killing 16 people and injuring about 35. Government declared two-days of mourning for the victims in tragic traffic accident. The trial on the bus crash accident near the village of Laskarci resumes at the Criminal Court in Skopje.