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Madeira crash: At least 29 killed on tourist bus near Caniço
BBC ^ | 04/17/2019

Posted on 04/17/2019 5:30:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin

"I have no words to describe what happened. I cannot face the suffering of these people," local Mayor 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: canio; crash; madeira; touristbus

1 posted on 04/17/2019 5:30:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 04/17/2019 5:30:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Total roof collapse.

Everyone crushed by such?

3 posted on 04/17/2019 5:54:16 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken<p> that's fore sure)
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Ah, the dying art of the Bus Plunge Story.

It's good to see this genre is alive and well in the digital age!
 

4 posted on 04/17/2019 7:18:34 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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Thank you for that insight.

I was painting my parent’s room and discovered my mother had lined the closet shelves with newspapers from the late sixties. What a fascinating read they were, especially the advertisements. (Washer and dryer set, $79.) What struck me was The “news” articles. Change the date and they could have been written that day. I stopped reading the “news,” at least about the rapes, murders, car chases, etc.


5 posted on 04/18/2019 3:26:02 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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