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://jyxingfa.com
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
- AFP: It would take more than a tugboat to tow BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal
- House starts flood control probe
- Transport chief pushes shame campaign vs errant motorists
- LGBTQ+ Catholics make Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome and celebrate a new sense of acceptance
- Giovanni Lopez pledges to continue and expand DOTr reforms
- Manila mayor warns against mobs, orders police to maintain peace and order
- BIR to audit contractors flagged for ghost flood projects for tax fraud — BIR
- Modi reaffirms India's support for Ukraine peace settlement during call with Zelenskyy
- Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite
- Metro Manila, rest of Luzon would be rainy due to ‘habagat’ —Pagasa
