At least 29 people, most of them German tourists, were killed and 27 others inju...
LISBON - At least 29 people, most of them German tourists, were killed and 27 others injured on Wednesday when their bus veered off a steep narrow road on the Portuguese island of Madeira, authorities said.
The white tourist bus — which was carrying 55 passengers and a tour guide in addition to the driver — overturned in a residential area in the coastal town of Canico at around 6:30 p.m. , its mayor, Filipe Sousa, told reporters.The driver reportedly lost control of the bus on a sloping road and the vehicle plunged down, overturning next to a house, according Portuguese news agency Lusa.
Three of the injured underwent surgery, 23 were under observation and two were discharged. There were no children among the victims, the hospital confirmed, adding that two of the injured are from Portugal while the others are foreign nationals. A regional civil protection official said the tourists involved in the accident were aged between 40 and 50 years old.Madeira is a popular tourist destination. The peak season is during the summer but it also gets many visitors around Easter.
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