At least 25 people were killed and 44 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Algeria's Boumerdes Province on Friday, according to the country's Civil Protection authorities.
In a statement, the Civil Protection said preliminary reports indicated that the crash claimed the lives of 25 people, while 44 others sustained injuries of varying severity.
Emergency teams were dispatched to the scene immediately after the accident, where search and rescue operations were still underway as authorities worked to recover victims and assist the injured.
The cause of the crash has not yet been officially determined, and Algerian authorities have not released further details as investigations continue into one of the country's deadliest road accidents in recent months.
