Overview
- A passenger bus travelling from Sétif to Algiers lost control near El Karma and veered off the road into a ravine, with Algerian Civil Protection giving provisional figures of at least 25 dead and 44 injured.
- Rescue teams worked at the scene and ambulances continuously transported injured passengers to nearby hospitals while operations remained ongoing.
- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of national mourning and state media said an official investigation has been ordered.
- Officials described the casualty totals and cause as provisional and noted that speeding, poor road conditions and weak traffic enforcement are recurring factors in fatal Algerian bus crashes.
- The crash follows other recent deadly bus accidents in Algeria and could increase pressure on authorities to step up enforcement and improve intercity road safety for passengers.