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
"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., This news data comes from:http://gangzhifhm.com
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
- Marcos lauds Alex Eala’s win in Guadalajara
- 'Pink and green' protests call for a reset in Indonesia
- Lacson: DPWH exec sought ‘insertions’
- President Marcos Jr. visits Cambodia to strengthen ties
- SSS pension reform program starts in September
- Marcos urged to raise WPS resolution at UN
- Sen. Go files bills to push health, social, and labor reforms
- Oil firms to raise fuel prices this week
- 'Strangest' dinosaur covered in spiked armory – scientists
- Evicted from their forests, Kenyan hunter-gatherers fight for their rights
