33 dutch tourists injured, 3 dead in Portugal airport bus accident

Dutch tourists in Portugal had a terrible experience late Wednesday evening. For three of them it was deadly.

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Dutch tourists in Portugal had a terrible experience late Wednesday evening. For three of them it was deadly. A bus carrying this group on holidays crashed in Southern Portugalo killing three and injuring 30 passengers.

The bus went off a highway Wednesday night and rolled over into a gully.

The bus was carrying 33 Dutch tourists who had arrived at Faro airport in Portugal’s Algarve region, one of Europe’s most popular vacation destinations.

Vaz Pinto said 156 rescue workers, 101 emergency vehicles and two helicopters attended the scene.

WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:

  • The bus went off a highway Wednesday night and rolled over into a gully.
  • The bus was carrying 33 Dutch tourists who had arrived at Faro airport in Portugal’s Algarve region, one of Europe’s most popular vacation destinations.
  • A bus carrying this group on holidays crashed in Southern Portugalo killing three and injuring 30 passengers.

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