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., This news data comes from:http://hedm-dl-ea-qfy.705-888.com
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
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.
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
- Drones take on Everest's garbage
- Nartatez relieves Fajardo as PNP spokesman
- Roxas matriarch, 91
- Zelenskyy seeks talks with Trump and European leaders on slow progress of peace efforts with Russia
- Iran-backed Houthis raid UN offices in Yemen and detain at least 11 employees
- Pope meets with Chagos refugees and delivers message about rights of the weak against the powerful
- 'Blood Moon' to rise during total lunar eclipse Sunday night
- Washington makes military aid overtures to Sahel juntas
- Modi and Putin affirm special relationship as India faces steep US tariffs over Russian oil imports
- 9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
