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Passenger bus crash kills at least 25 people in Cape Verde
A bus crash on Fogo Island caused dozens of casualties, according to Associated Press reporting.
The short version
- A passenger bus crashed Saturday in a mountainous area of Cape Verde's Fogo Island, killing at least 25 people.[Associated Press]
- Multiple passengers sustained injuries along the Campanas de Cima route.[Associated Press]
- Cape Verde President José Maria Pereira Neves called the fatal event a great catastrophe in an online statement.[Associated Press]
Key facts
- At least 25 people died after a passenger bus crashed on Cape Verde's Fogo Island.[Associated Press]
- The crash took place Saturday along the Campanas de Cima route in a mountainous section of the island.[Associated Press]
- Several people survived the accident with injuries.[Associated Press]
- Cape Verde President José Maria Pereira Neves publicly referred to the incident as a great catastrophe.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- The precise cause of the crash and the exact number of injured passengers have not been specified.[Associated Press]
Sources
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- At least 25 people dead in a bus crash in Cape Verde’s Fogo Island, officials and media sayAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press