A horrific fatal accident occurred in Cabo Verde after a bus carrying\na group of students plunged into a ravine on the island of Fogo on\nSaturday. The heartbreaking tragedy killed at least 25 people, most of\nthem schoolchildren and teenagers, and prompted the authorities of the\nWest African island nation to declare two days of national mourning.<\/p>\n
Quoting Russia Today on Monday (7\/9\/2026), the tragic accident\noccurred when the bus carrying the children on a field trip careered off\na cliff whilst travelling towards the village of Cha das Caldeiras. The\nvillage, famed for its distinctive wine production, is located inside\nthe large crater of the active Pico do Fogo volcano.<\/p>\n
The annual trip is known to have been organised by a private party.\nThe organiser, who is believed to have been behind the wheel at the time\nof the incident, was also killed in the fatal accident. Meanwhile,\nseveral other victims suffered injuries of varying severity.<\/p>\n
The President of Cabo Verde, Jose Maria Pereira Neves, could not hide\nhis grief and immediately conveyed his deep condolences in a post on his\npersonal Facebook account.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am heartbroken. This is an irreparable loss, part of the future we\nmust now bid farewell to: most of the victims were young people and\nteenagers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The president, along with a number of other senior officials, is\nreported to have attended the funeral of around 18 of the accident\nvictims on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the other deceased victims were buried in separate\nceremonies on the same day.<\/p>\n
Local authorities are still conducting a thorough investigation to\ndetermine the exact cause of the tragic accident.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/deadly-bus-crash-into-ravine-kills-25-schoolchildren-1788789247", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }