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Children among at least 25 killed in Cabo Verde bus crash

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A public radio network in Cabo Verde reported on Sunday that at least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Fogo Island. The accident occurred on Saturday when the bus, carrying 32 passengers, veered off the road and plunged into a ravine while returning from an excursion to the Cha das Caldeiras village. Several others were injured, with some seriously hurt. The incident is rare for Cabo Verde, where roads are generally considered to be in good condition.

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At least 25 people, mostly teenagers and children, were killed in a bus crash on Fogo Island in Cape Verde. The accident occurred when a passenger bus, carrying 32 passengers, veered off the road and plunged about 30 metres into a steep ravine on the Campanas de Cima route in northern Fogo. Many of those killed were primary and secondary school students who were on an annual trip privately arranged by the driver. Several others were injured, with some seriously hurt. The cause of the crash is still unknown, but Cape Verde's government has announced two days of mourning.

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African Cabo Verde Cabo Verde’s RCV Sao Filipe

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Sao Filipe GPE · 2× African NORP · 1× Cabo Verde GPE · 1× Cabo Verde’s GPE · 1× Canuto GPE · 1× Cha das Caldeiras GPE · 1× Jose Canuto PERSON · 1× RCV ORG · 1× west African NORP · 1×

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Children among at least 25 killed in Cabo Verde bus crash Such incidents are rare in the west African archipelago, where roads are generally in good condition At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cabo Verde’s Fogo Island, public radio network RCV said on Sunday.

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2026-09-06 · South China Morning Post

Children among at least 25 killed in Cabo Verde bus crash · assertive framing

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RCV → kill → Sunday

Several others were injured in Saturday’s accident, some of them seriously, the head of civil protection for Sao Filipe city, Jose Canuto, told reporters. asserted

head → injure → reporters

Canuto and other local authorities said the bus, which was carrying 32 passengers, veered off the road and plunged into a deep ravine on the way back to Sao Filipe after an excursion to the Cha das Caldeiras village inside the Pico do Fogo volcanic crater. asserted

which → say → crater

The dead include the bus driver, who organised the excursion to the unique site every year as a present for the pupils he drove to school during term time. asserted

he → include → time

Emergency personnel worked through the night to rescue victims trapped in the wreckage, which came to a halt in a rocky valley that is hard to reach. asserted

that → work → valley