Algeria’s president declares one-day mourning after deadly bus crash
Dubai: At least18 people were killed and nine injured when a bus plunged off a bridge into the Oued El Harrach river in the capital, Algiers, local media reported.
The bus skidded off the road in the Mohammadia district late Friday and plummeted into the river, Algeria’s state press agency said. Civil Defence units dispatched 25 ambulances, 16 divers and four boats to the scene, where recovery efforts stretched into the night.
Local media reported that residents jumped into the ravine to pull passengers from the wreckage before emergency crews arrived. Most victims drowned, officials said, while two of the injured remained in critical condition at a local hospital.
The footage shows rescuers carrying fragments of the battered white bus from the water, its windows shattered and doors torn away. Dozens of emergency vehicles crowded the riverside as divers searched for victims.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared a national day of mourning after the deadly bus crash. The accident is one of the deadliest road disasters in Algeria in recent years, underscoring persistent safety concerns on the country’s highways.
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