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., This news data comes from:http://052298.com
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.
- Trump moves to end US tariff exemption for small packages
- IBP to form good governance panel
- Australia expels Iran ambassador over antisemitic attacks
- Palace suspends govt work, classes in several areas due to bad weather
- Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center
- Sara says govt corruption probe a 'zarzuela,' plans to meet Robredo im Bicol festival
- Marikina City chief of police relieved
- Marcos sacks PNP Chief Torre, saying it was 'difficult but necessary'
- Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800
- Can a giant seawall save Indonesia's disappearing coast?
