Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCape Verde's President Neves attends funeral of bus crash victimsAt least 25 people, mostly teenagers and students, have been killed after a passenger bus plunged 30 metres into a steep ravine on Fogo Island in Cape Verde. The fatal accident occurred late on Saturday evening whilst travelling along the mountainous Campanas de Cima route. Education officials confirmed the outing was an annual trip privately arranged by the driver, who was also killed, rather than an officially organised school excursion. Cape Verdean President José Maria Pereira Neves declared two days of national mourning following what he described as a great catastrophe. Mass funerals have taken place on the island for the victims, while several injured passengers continue to receive treatment at a regional hospital as authorities investigate the cause. In fullTeenagers and children among at least 25 killed after bus plunges into ravine on Cape Verde islandMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo Island, public radio network RCV said on Sunday.

Cape Verde’s President Jose Maria Neves attended the funeral on Sunday of some of the victims of a bus crash on the country’s Fogo Island. The accident killed at least 25 people,…

Segundo testemunhas, o acidente ocorreu após o estouro de um dos pneus do veículo