At least 39 people have been killed in southern Italy after a coach plunged 100ft off a motorway flyover and split in half.
The tour bus, carrying around 49 people, hit several cars that were slowed by heavy traffic before smashing through a guardrail and concrete barriers.
Witnesses said that the coach, which crashed near Avellino, appeared to suddenly lose control before smashing into the cars.
Many of the dead were discovered lying outside of the vehicle, while others were found inside the mangled wreckage.
Two people later died in hospital. A number of children were also on the coach but they are not believed to be among the dead.
The wreckage was recovered from site on Monday morning An investigation into possible manslaughter charges has begun, according to Italian media.
Rescuers with electric saws worked through the night to cut through the twisted metal of the coach, stopping occasionally to listen for any cries for help.
The bodies of the dead were laid out on the roadside, covered in white sheets as emergency crews attended to the injured.
A number of wooden coffins were also brought to the scene, about 30 miles east of Naples.
A number of people in the cars received minor injuries The coach had been warned about heavy traffic on the A116 motorway near Avellino, said highway officials.
Flashing signs near the flyover were also in place to warn vehicles to slow down.
Officials said the driver, for reasons not yet clear, appeared to have lost control of his vehicle.
Some witnesses told local media the coach was travelling at "normal speed" before suddenly veering off course, and describe hearing a noise as if the vehicle had blown a tyre.
However, journalist Tom Kington, who is at the scene, said there were some conflicting reports.
Coffins were lined up at the scene of the crash "Others are talking about it arriving on the flyover way too fast," said Kington.
"There were signs apparently warning vehicles to slow down, there was thick traffic on the flyover.
"Some have said the bus came in too fast, didn't have enough time to slow down, hence the smashing into the other vehicles."
It is understood the driver of the coach is among the dead, a fire service spokesman said.
Despite the carnage, some passengers managed to walk away from the crash, said members of the emergency services.
"They're talking also about the miraculous escape of 10 people from the wreckage of this bus," said Kington.
The coach crashed in a rural area about 30 miles inland from Naples "They're saying 'we can't explain it'.
"People just got up and walked out of the wreckage, including, miraculously, a whole family of four."
Fourteen people travelling in cars on the flyover also received minor injuries, said Italian national media.
Relatives of the dead have also been arriving at a local school, currently being used as a temporary morgue.
The A116 highway links western and eastern Italy across the south and the passengers had reportedly been visiting a religious site in nearby Benevento province.
Most of the passengers were from the Campania area around Naples, the Italian news agency ANSA said.
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