Madeira crash – At least 29 killed on tourist bus carrying German tourists
A bus carrying German tourists have fallen off from a road and overturned on the Portuguese island of Madeira. It is been reported that at least 29 people have died in the accident. The bus was carrying 55 passengers, the driver and the tourist guide as per reports. Almost 28 have been injured.
The accident happened at 18:30 (17:30 GMT). Portuguese news agency Lusa reported that the accident happened when the driver lost control over the bus and plunged off a road. Reports said that almost 19 ambulances came after the accident. Portuguese media images showed a group of fire fighters gathered around a collapsed white bus.
Filipe Sousa, the mayor of Caniço said to SIC TV, “I have no words to describe what happened. I cannot face the suffering of these people”. 17 women and 11 men were included in the victims, added Sousa.
The Agency said that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Portuguese President is flying to the island to visit the accident zone.
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