AT LEAST 25 DEAD IN CAPE VERDE BUS CRASH, MOST OF THEM CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS. (PHOTO)

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 At least 25 dead in Cape Verde bus crash, most of them children and teenagers A bus crash in Cape Verde has killed at least 25 people, most of them children and teenagers, public radio network RCV said on Sunday. Several others were injured in the accident on Saturday, some of them seriously, according to local authorities on Fogo Island, where the crash took place. The bus was returning to Sao Filipe after an excursion to the Pico do Fogo volcanic crater when it veered off the road and plunged into a deep ravine. Thirty-two people were on board. The driver was among the dead. He organised the excursion to the unique site every year as a present for the pupils he drove to school during term time. The wreckage came to a halt in a rocky and hard to reach valley. Emergency personnel worked through the night to rescue victims trapped inside. Seven people were buried early on Sunday. The rest were set to be buried later in the day, Africanews reported. The president of Cape Verde, José...

MINIBUS TAXI FIRE ON ZIMBABWE HIGHWAY KILLS ABOUT 18 PEOPLE, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).



Minibus taxi fire on Zimbabwe highway kills about 18 people, police say

  

A minibus taxi fire in southwestern Zimbabwe has killed about 18 people, according to police, after the vehicle burst into flames on a highway near the country’s second-largest city, Bulawayo.

Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said authorities were still working to confirm the exact death toll but estimated that approximately 18 people died in the blaze. In a separate statement, police said the vehicle “exploded into fire” along the highway, though the cause of the incident has not yet been determined.

Minibus taxis are a widely used form of public transportation in Zimbabwe and are often overcrowded beyond recommended capacity, which has raised ongoing safety concerns.


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