2 Killed, 20 Injured as Bus Crashes Into Commuters in Lisbon

(Bus Crash. Photo by France 24)

Two people d!ed and 20 others sustained injuries, three of them seriously, in a bus cr@sh in the suburbs of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, police have said.

According to the police chief of the western area of Sintra, the two victims were waiting for the bus when they were struck.

Emergency services confirmed that both victims were women, aged 30 and 40.

Rescue services and psychological support teams were dispatched to the scene following the incident.

Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said he reacted with great dismay to news of the accident and extended his condolences to the victims' families, wishing the injured a swift and full recovery in a message shared on social media.