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.
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://kae-kvpy-lw-lub.yamato-syokunin.com
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
- Seoul says over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid
- 'Pink and green' protests call for a reset in Indonesia
- Over 800 killed as quake rocks Afghanistan
- Nartatez vows to be fair in making reassignments
- Marcos says commission on DPWH anomalies to be finalized 'very soon,' mum on Magalong participation
- 17 House lawmakers press Marcos administration to raise WPS issue to UN
- Made in China? The remarkable tale of Venice's iconic winged lion
- Some areas in Metro Manila, 5 provinces to have power interruptions due to maintenance works
- Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam
- New Quezon City judge to oversee Dengvaxia vaccine cases, sets hearing
