BH FEDERATION AUTHORITIES DECLARE DAY OF MOURNING

SARAJEVO, May 15 (Hina) - Forty-three people, who were killed in a bus accident near Kakanj in central Bosnia on Saturday, will be buried on Monday, which has been declared the day of mourning in the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. A joint Muslim prayer for the victims of the worst accident in the past 20 years in Bosnia-Herzegovina, will be held in Zenica and it will be conducted by the head of Bosnia's Muslim community, Mustafa Ceric. The victims will be then buried in line with their families' wishes. The Zenica-Doboj canton police confirmed officially that 55 passengers were on board the bus, which early on Saturday veered off a bridge and crashed into the River Bosna. Rescue teams are still searching for the body of a woman and it is believed that the total number of victims will be 44. Zenica hospital staff confirmed on Sunday that two of 11 injured passengers have been released. The treatment of the other nine patients continues and their lives are not in danger. An investigation into the accident is being conducted by the court authorities in Zenica. The company, which owns the bus involved in the accident, said the bus was roadworthy and had been checked up before the tragic journey to Mostar. (hina) rml