Bolivian authorities inform that over 30 people were killed in the south of the country in the case of a bus and a dozen or so were injured. The bus driver probably lost control of the vehicle, causing his fall to the 800 -meter gorge, “said Reuters.
At least 31 people were killed, and 15 were injured in a bus accident, which on Monday fell to the gorge on a mountain road in the Department of Potosi in the south of the country – the local police said.
The driver, probably due to excessive speed, lost control of a vehicle that fell out of a winding road, connecting the city of Potosi and Fire, and fell to the 800-meter gorge.
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Bus accidents in Bolivia
At the end of January, 19 people were killed in the same department. In July 2024, as a result of a collision of a truck with a bus on a tourist route connecting Bolivia with northern Chile, 22 people lost their lives.
There are many road accidents in Bolivia, mainly due to excessive speed and poor technical condition of vehicles. According to official data, about 1,400 people die on roads every year.
Source of the main photo: Reuters