Around 18 people drowned after a bus fell off a bridge and into the river in the eastern part of Algeria, with several others injured. The cause of the crash is still unknown The bus plunged into the water killing multiple people (Image: AP)

Several people have died after a bus went off a road and fell from a bridge into a river. ‌

Around 9 people are injured with at least 18 dead after the terrible accident in East Algeria . Emergency services rushed to reports of the incident, which happened on Friday afternoon. ‌

The bus was in in the El Harrach area when it veered off the road and plunged into the Oued El Harrach river, in the Mohammadia district. Passengers were blue-lighted to a local hospital where two were treated for severe injuries. ‌

According to local re

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