At least 25 people dead in a bus crash in Cape Verde’s Fogo Island, officials and media say
At least 25 people, many of them schoolchildren and teenagers, were killed after the bus plunged into a ravine, officials said.
- On Sunday, officials confirmed at least 25 people died after a bus plunged down a 100ft ravine on Fogo Island, Cape Verde, in an accident that occurred Saturday evening.
- The bus carried secondary school students from Curral Grande and Ponta Verde on an outing for a religious festival honoring 'Our Lady of Light,' which has now been cancelled to mourn the victims.
- Rescuers pulled victims from the difficult-to-access wreckage, and 19 injured passengers were taken to Assis Regional Hospital, where four passengers remain in 'serious condition.'
- The Sao Filipe Municipal Council declared two days of official mourning and stated the community is in 'immense pain,' while police have launched an investigation into the disaster.
- Cape Verde President Jose Maria Pereira Neves called the accident 'a great catastrophe' in a statement on Facebook, noting the community has come together in 'mourning, solidarity and prayer.
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Other people were injured in this accident during a bus trip, which carried a total of 32 passengers.
Accidents of this magnitude are rare and roads generally in good condition in the archipelago of West Africa.
At Least 25 Dead, Multiple Others Injured After School Bus Plummets 100 Feet Into Rocky Ravine During Field Trip
Two days of national mourning have been declared following the incident in Cape Verde on Saturday, Sept. 5A view of the scene following a deadly road accident on Fogo Island, Cape VerdeCredit: Jose Maria Pereira Neves/FacebookNEED TO KNOWA school bus carrying mostly teenagers crashed into a ravine in Cape Verde, killing at least 25 peopleRescue efforts are ongoing, but the rocky terrain has made it difficult to locate survivors and recover victi…
The tragedy took place during a bus trip on the island of Fogo. Accidents of this magnitude are rare and the overall roads in good condition in this archipelago of West Africa of some 550 000 inhabitants, located in the Atlantic, off Senegal.
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