Croatia Bus Crash Kills Two Near Zagreb; Six Seriously Injured as Police Investigate

November 8, 2026 — Updated information as of approximately 11:55 a.m. Central European Time. Two people were killed when a Serbian-registered bus overturned on Croatia’s A3 motorway near Ivanić-Grad on Sunday morning, Croatian police said. The cause remained under investigation.

Croatia’s Health Ministry reported six people seriously injured and 27 with lighter injuries among the 35 people aboard, according to the Croatian news agency Hina and broadcaster HRT. The bus was travelling toward Zagreb when it overturned shortly after the Ivanić-Grad junction at approximately 7:25 a.m. local time. Police said traffic was restricted while investigators examined the scene.

Emergency response and hospital care

The ministry said nine emergency medical teams were dispatched, including a helicopter emergency medical service. Injured passengers were transported to several Zagreb-area hospitals. Early casualty figures differed between initial reports and later ministry statements; the ministry’s breakdown is the more specific official account available at this reporting cutoff.

What remains unknown

Police had not established the cause of the crash at the time of reporting. The vehicle’s Serbian registration does not establish the nationality of its passengers, and authorities had not publicly identified the victims. Claims about driver error, road conditions or mechanical failure would therefore be premature.

The A3 is a major motorway corridor connecting Croatia’s eastern border with Zagreb and onward routes. Investigators’ findings, rather than early speculation, will be essential to understanding what caused the vehicle to overturn.

Sources and reporting notes

HRT: police confirmation and emergency response, November 8; Hina via tportal: Health Ministry casualty breakdown, November 8; Associated Press: independently reported initial crash details, November 8.

Featured image: illustrative Croatian roadway near Bakar, not the A3 crash site. Photograph by Bjarn Bronsveld / Unsplash. No crash-scene photograph or third-party video is reproduced without verified reuse rights.

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