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.
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://052298.com
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
- House resolution filed to investigate 'funders' of anomalous projects
- House bill seeks to regulate AI use
- Duterte Youth brings Comelec cancelation battle to Supreme Court
- Corruption crackdown: VP Sara Duterte, lawmakers call for deeper probe into government
- Gaza at 'breaking point,' says UN food agency chief after visit
- La Niña forecast from Sept-Dec, expect more tropical cyclones, above normal rainfall -- Pagasa
- Customs officials, employees who aided Discayas will not be spared — Customs chief
- Customs preparing report on Discayas’ 28 luxury cars
- Trump rebrands Department of Defense as 'Department of War'
- Malacañang hits back at VP Duterte's criticism on flood scam probe
