At least 18 dead after bus plunges off bridge in El Harrach
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A tragic bus crash in Algiers has left 18 people dead and 24 others injured after a passenger bus veered off a bridge and plunged into the Oued El Harrach streambed around 5:45 p.m. Friday.
Breakdown
- At least 18 people died and 24 were injured after a bus plunged into a river in El Harrach. 5s
- The bus veered off a bridge and fell into the Oued Al Arash river. 9s
- Emergency teams and civilians worked together to rescue victims from the partially submerged bus. 22s
- President Abdelmajid Tabun declared a day of national mourning and ordered flags at half-mast. 33s
- The cause of the crash is still under investigation. 43s