Driver in deadly Algeria bus crash was on drugs, investigators say
3 Aug 2026, 09:37 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)
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Source URL: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/03/driver-in-deadly-algeria-bus-crash-was-on-drugs-investigators-say/
The driver of a bus that plunged into a ravine in northern Algeria, killing 28 people, was under the influence of drugs and travelling at more than twice the speed limit, prosecutors said after a preliminary investigation.