Nine people died and several more were injured Wednesday after a bus plunged into a ravine in the Andes Mountains region of southern Ecuador, according to the country's emergency service.
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine, This news data comes from:http://www.705-888.com
"The death of nine people has been confirmed. The Ministry of Public Health is consolidating the official number of injured people," the service said in a statement, without specifying the number of passengers.
The injured victims were transported to health centers in Riobamba and Colta.
Traffic accidents are a leading cause of death in Ecuador, where more than 565 deaths were caused by road accidents between January and May 2025.
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
- Sen. Go calls for round-the-clock DFA support for OFWs welfare
- 15 people hospitalized after double-decker bus crashes outside London's Victoria Station
- Duterte Youth brings Comelec cancelation battle to Supreme Court
- Israeli forces seize nearly 0,000 in West Bank raid
- Isko files raps over demolition of sports complex
- 102-year-old becomes oldest person to summit Mount Fuji
- 'Ondoy'-level rains swamp Quezon City
- Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce engaged
- Lacson: Daughter of former DPWH secretary Manuel Bonoan co-owns construction firm
- Sara mum, but brother thinks Torre removal due to PNP's 'internal conflicts'
