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04-19-2019, 10:13 PM
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Madeira Crash: At Least 29 Killed on Tourist Bus Near Canico
At least 29 people have died after a bus carrying German tourists plunged off a road and overturned on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Another 27 were injured in the accident near the town of Caniço. The accident happened at 18:30 (17:30 GMT) when the driver lost control of the bus at a junction and went off the road, according to Portuguese news agency Lusa. Pictures show how the vehicle stopped just short of destroying a house. "I have no words to describe what happened. I cannot face the suffering of these people," the mayor of Caniço, Filipe Sousa, told broadcaster SIC TV. He said all the tourists on the bus were German but some local people could also be among the casualties. Eleven of the fatalities were men and 17 women, Mr Sousa added. The bus was reported to be carrying 55 passengers, as well as the driver and a tour guide. Another woman later died of her injuries in hospital. The vice-president of Madeira's regional government Pedro Calado said the bus met safety standards and so it was "premature to talk about what caused the crash". An investigation into the crash has been launched, with the bus company, Madeira Automobile Society (SAM), saying it has a "deep commitment" to finding out exactly what happened, local newspaper Diario de Noticias Madeira reported. According to reports, the vehicle was only five or six years old and the driver was experienced. The scene of the crash has been sealed off and the injured transferred to a hospital in the island's capital, Funchal, Lusa said. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is flying to the island to visit the scene, the agency said. Prime Minister Antonio Costa has sent a message of condolence to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Reuters reported. The German government spokesman Steffen Seibert tweeted: "Our deep sorrow goes to all those who lost their lives in the bus accident, our thoughts are with the injured."     |
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04-19-2019, 11:22 PM
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Re: Madeira Crash: At Least 29 Killed on Tourist Bus Near Canico
You couldn't kill more passengers at that location if you tried. The bus driver must have entered the intersection at 50 mph+.
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04-20-2019, 08:22 AM
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Re: Madeira Crash: At Least 29 Killed on Tourist Bus Near Canico
vacation turned into horror  moved to news  |
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04-21-2019, 12:47 PM
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Re: Madeira Crash: At Least 29 Killed on Tourist Bus Near Canico
Excellent post, Rivers! You about match Simone in getting the video, the pictures, the maps, the aerial shots, and the interviews with the drivers dog and cat!
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04-22-2019, 12:14 AM
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Re: Madeira Crash: At Least 29 Killed on Tourist Bus Near Canico
haha. thanks. ...but there's no way I could match her. she's got great sources/resources and digs a lot deeper than I. It's difficult for me to have the patience she's blessed with, along with incredible skills on the 'puter. I'm still trying to learn tricks with the videos, and my software is fair at best, but I try to do what I can.  |
