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.
"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.
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
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, This news data comes from:http://www.redcanaco.com
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
- UN force in Lebanon slams Israeli drone attack on peacekeepers
- Peace efforts in limbo as Kyiv mourns 23 dead
- Taiwan: China illegally deploying oil rigs in our waters
- Pagasa monitors LPA off Cavite, may still become tropical depression
- UK refuses to invite Israeli government officials to London arms fair over the war in Gaza
- Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce engaged
- Passenger with fake Overseas Employment Certificate barred from leaving
- Comelec: Postponed village, youth elections not in 2026 budget
- OVP ready to submit to lifestyle check if ordered, no word from Sara
- 1 of 2 suspects in Pasay robbery, rape arrested
