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://vne.gangzhifhm.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.
- Motive probed for US shooting that killed two children, injured 17
- Thai court to rule on PM's fate after Hun Sen call leak
- Trump moves to cut more foreign aid, risking shutdown
- Putin lands in Tianjin for summit hosted by China
- 17 House lawmakers press Marcos administration to raise WPS issue to UN
- Oil firms to raise fuel prices this weekÂ
- Pagasa monitors LPA off Cavite, may still become tropical depression
- Duterte party's acting chairman charged at Sandiganbayan over Malampaya project
- Some areas in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Quezon to have power interruptions due to maintenance work
- Macron's decision to recognize Palestinian state angers Israel and the US
