World · 7 September 2026
At least 25 killed as bus falls off Cape Verde cliff
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Late on Saturday, a bus transporting schoolchildren fell approximately 30 metres down a steep ravine on Fogo, an island in Cape Verde. Most of those killed were teenagers and students; the driver, who privately arranged the annual trip, also died. Following the accident, Cape Verdean President José Maria Pereira Neves announced a two-day period of national mourning.
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