ALGIERS: An Algerian passenger bus crashed into a ravine on Friday killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens, the country’s civil defense agency said. The bus left the road near the coastal town of Boumerdes, east of the capital Algiers, for unknown reasons, according to the civil defense. At least 44 people were injured in the crash and the civil defense warned that the death toll could rise further. The agency said its teams responded to the accident around 9:40 am local time (0840 GMT) to assist the victims of what is the deadliest accident in Algeria in recent years.

ALGIERS -- At least 25 people were killed and 44 others injured on Friday when a passenger bus crashed in Algeria's northern province of Boumerdes, about 55 km east of the capital…

Tragedy struck Algeria Friday morning after a passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine near the coastal town of Boumerdes, east of Algiers.

L'incidente e avvenuto nella provincia di Boumerdes, a est di Algeri