Algerian Bus Plunges Into a Ravine Near Algiers, Killing at Least 25 and Injuring 44
Rescue teams were deployed as officials warned the death toll could rise further amid Algeria’s persistent road safety crisis, with 3,838 traffic deaths last year.
- A passenger bus skidded off the road in El Karma, Algeria, on August 15, 2025, and plunged into a deep ravine, killing at least 25 people and injuring 44.
- Responding to the scene near Boumerdes, Algerian Civil Protection teams deployed ambulances around 9:40 a.m. to transport the injured to nearby hospitals while warning the death toll could rise.
- Three days of national mourning were declared by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, recognizing what officials called the country's deadliest transport accident in recent years.
- Previous accidents include an 18-death incident in August last year and a December crash in Bechar that killed 14, demonstrating persistent safety risks in the region.
- Human factors like speeding drove 3,838 deaths and more than 37,000 injuries across Algeria in 2025, placing mounting pressure on regulators to address systemic safety challenges.
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Saudi Arabia extends condolences to Algeria over deadly Boumerdès traffic accident
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's sincere condolences to Algeria following the traffic accident that occurred in Boumerdès Province, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of people.
At least 25 people were killed and 44 others injured in a passenger bus crash in Algeria's northern Boumerdes province, east of the capital Algiers, the Algerian Civil Protection Department said on Saturday.
Although there are frequent bus accidents in Algeria, this is the largest in the last year, followed by another in August 2025, in which 18 people died.
25 killed, 44 injured as passenger bus plunges into Ravine in Algeria
At least 25 people have been confirmed dead, while 44 others were injured after a passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine in northern Algeria on Friday. The tragic accident occurred in the El Karma area of Boumerdes Province, about 50 kilometres east of the capital, Algiers. According to Algeria’s Civil […] 25 killed, 44 injured as passenger bus plunges into Ravine in Algeria
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