Three crew members of the ship "Lastovo" of the shipping company "Jadrolinia" died and one crew member was seriously injured in an accident after the ferry's several-tonne ramp fell on the pier in the town of Mali Lošin, western Croatia, on Sunday afternoon, the Croatian Ministry of the Sea and Transport said on Sunday evening, Hina reported, BTA reported .
Earlier in the day, various information about the victims appeared. It was not immediately clear after the accident how many victims were struck by the ramp. In the evening, the ministry confirmed that three sailors died and one was seriously injured in the fatal incident.
The injured crew member was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Rijeka, and in the evening the hospital reported that the patient was stable and non-life-threatening. The Ministry and the management of the shipping company "Jadrolinia" expressed deep condolences to the families of the three dead sailors and wished the injured sailor a successful recovery. An inspection is being carried out at the scene of the accident, the police announced on Sunday afternoon.