Bus carrying German tourists crashes in Portugal, 29 killed

29 German tourists including 18 women and 11 men were killed after the bus in which they were travelling crashed on Portugal's Madeira Island. Madeira, off northwestern Africa, is a popular vacation destination for Europeans.

Canico (Madeira Island):A tour bus carrying German tourists crashed on Portugal's Madeira Island on Wednesday, killing 29 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said.

The bus, which was carrying 55 people, rolled down a steep hillside after veering off the road on a bend east of the capital, Funchal, and struck at least one house, local mayor Filipe Sousa said.

Local television showed bodies scattered over a rural hillside next to the Atlantic Ocean.

Madeira, off northwestern Africa, is a popular vacation destination for Europeans due to its mild climate and lush, hilly landscape.

The dead included 18 women and 11 men, one of whom died later at a hospital, Sousa said.