15 killed in bus drop.THE death toll in a motorway crash horror rose to 15 yesterday after a coach packed with pilgrims plunged into a ravine in Portugal. A total of 24 people were later rescued from the wreckage. The dead are thought to be pilgrims and tourists on a trip to the Holy Shrine of Fatima and the seaside resort seaside resort n → playa seaside resort sea n → station f balnéaire seaside resort sea n → Badeort of Nazare. The accident on Monday happened in mountainous terrain near the village of Vila Velha de Rodao, Castelo Branco Castelo Branco (pron. IPA [kɐʃ'tɛlu 'bɾɐ̃ku]) is a city and a municipality, seat of the district of Castelo Branco, in Centro region, Portugal. 110 miles north east of Lisbon. |
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