Madeira bus crash – how did the coach overturn on the Portuguese island, how many were injured and what’s the current death toll?

A TRAGIC bus crash in Madeira carrying 57 holidaymakers careered off a mountain road and crashed into a house.

But how did the coach overturn on the Portuguese island and how many were injured? Here’s the latest.

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Firefighters at the scene of the crash where at least nine people have reportedly died[/caption]

How did the coach overturn on the Portuguese island?

The driver of the bus carrying 57 people lost control on a bend, skidded off the road and crashed on top of a building in the Portuguese holiday island which is popular with Brits, reports local media.

Dramatic pictures from the scene show an overturned white bus surrounded by firefighters.

How many were injured and what’s the current death toll?

At least 28 people have died after a coach carrying tourists careered off a mountain road and crashed into a house in Madeira.

Several more have reportedly been injured after the horror crash.

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The tourist bus which crashed in Madeira killing ‘several’ people[/caption]

The incident happened near a botanical garden in the hotel district in Canixo, a quiet coastal community in the south-east of Madeira known as Canixo de Baixo.

SIC television said there were 19 ambulances at the scene of the deadly crash.