Driver in deadly Algeria bus crash was on drugs, investigators say

A bus that plunged into a river, killing at least 18 people, is towed by rescue teams on Friday, August 15, 2025, in the El Harrach district of Algiers.

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The driver of a bus that plunged into a ravine in northern Algeria, killing 28 people, was under the influence of drugs and travelling at more than twice the speed limit, prosecutors said after a preliminary investigation. Authorities also found the vehicle was carrying passengers well beyond its authorised capacity.

Algerian prosecutors said on Sunday that the driver of the bus involved in Friday's deadly crash near Boumerdes was under the influence of narcotics at the time of the accident.

Driver in deadly Algeria bus crash was on drugs, investigators say | Africanews

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