At least 28 people killed after tourist bus crash on Portugal's Madeira Island, officials say.
In this image from video, emergency services attend the scene after a tour bus crashed at Canico, on Portugal's Madeira Island, Wednesday April 17, 2019. Some 28 people are reported to have died in the crash, most of them German tourists, local mayor Filipe Sousa told TV news. A tour bus carrying German tourists crashed on Portugals Madeira Island on Wednesday, killing 28 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said.
Pedro Calado, vice president of Madeiras regional government, told a news conference that the injured, including the Portuguese driver and a local tour guide, were taken to a local hospital. He did not say whether anyone not on the bus was among the victims. Local television showed bodies scattered over the rural hillside next to the Atlantic Ocean. Madeira, off northwest Africa, is a popular vacation destination for Europeans due to its mild climate and lush, hilly landscape.
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