Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has described as a huge tragedy the bus crash that killed 39 people and injured ten more in the south of the country.
Initial reports suggested that the coach was travelling at speed and had hit four or five cars before crashing over roadside barriers.
There were around 50 people on board, including many children, when the bus plunged off a viaduct near Monteforte Irpino, east of Naples.
Mr Letta, who was on an official visit to Athens, cancelled a private visit to the historic Acropolis before meeting his Greek counterpart Antonis Samaras.
"It is a very sad day for Italy, what happened last night. There are no words for it," he told reporters. "It is a huge tragedy."
Motorway operator Autostrade per l'Italia said the coach appeared to have been travelling fast in the vicinity of slower-moving traffic, even though the lower speed had been clearly indicated.
"You would think that the barriers on the viaducts and bridges should prevent this type of accident, but evidently it seems the impact was so strong that even the barrier gave way," said Alessio Barbarulo, head of the local fire brigade division.
A police official said 36 people were killed immediately and another three died later in hospital.
Infrastructure Minister Maurizio Lupi said it was too early to say what may have caused the accident.
He said there was no indication of technical problems with the bus, which had passed its annual inspection in March.
An official from the prosecutor's office in nearby Avellino said investigations would look at the possibility of manslaughter or causing an accident. The driver was killed in the crash.
All of the victims appear to have been Italians returning from an excursion to the town of Telese Terme, known for its hot sulphurous springs and a nearby lake popular as a fishing spot.
Local media said the stretch of road where the bus crashed had been the scene of repeated accidents.
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