At least 25 killed in bus crash on Cabo Verde's Fogo Island
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- At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, died after a bus plunged into a ravine on Fogo Island, Cabo Verde.
- The vehicle was returning to Sao Filipe from an excursion to the Cha das Caldeiras volcanic crater when the accident occurred.
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Why It Matters
The bus was returning from an annual excursion to the Cha das Caldeiras village inside the Pico do Fogo volcanic crater. Such road accidents are considered rare in the archipelago.
At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cabo Verde’s Fogo Island, public radio network RCV said on Sunday.
Several others were injured in Saturday’s accident, some of them seriously, the head of civil protection for Sao Filipe city, Jose Canuto, told reporters.
Such incidents are rare in the west African archipelago, where roads are generally in good condition.
Canuto and other local authorities said the bus, which was carrying 32 passengers, veered off the road and plunged into a deep ravine on the way back to Sao Filipe after an excursion to the Cha das Caldeiras village inside the Pico do Fogo volcanic crater.
The dead include the bus driver, who organised the excursion to the unique site every year as a present for the pupils he drove to school during term time.
Emergency personnel worked through the night to rescue victims trapped in the wreckage, which came to a halt in a rocky valley that is hard to reach.
Open Questions
- What was the specific cause of the bus veering off the road?
- What is the current condition of the injured survivors?
