At least 15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala as bus plunges into ravine

The bus, which was travelling betwixt Guatemala City and San Marcos, crashed for chartless reasons, authorities say.

At slightest 15 radical person been killed and 19 injured aft a rider autobus plunged into a ravine connected the Inter-American Highway successful occidental Guatemala, section authorities say.

The deaths included 11 men, 3 women and a minor, according to Leandro Amado, a spokesperson for section firefighters.

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Amado told reporters connected Saturday that immoderate 19 injured radical were taken to hospitals adjacent the country of the accident.

The clang occurred successful the Solola Department betwixt kilometres 172 and 174, successful an country nicknamed “Alaska Peak” due to the fact that of its rugged terrain, successful the section of Totonicapan (western Guatemala).

The dense fog successful that country besides often reduces visibility for drivers taking the way successful question.

‘Reason unknown’

The bus, which was travelling betwixt Guatemala City and the section of San Marcos, connected the borderline with Mexico, fell into a ravine astir 75 metres (250ft) heavy for chartless reasons, Amado added.

Images shared by the occurrence section connected societal media aboriginal connected Saturday showed the wrecked autobus successful the ravine arsenic firefighters worked astatine the country of the incidental to rescue the wounded and retrieve the bodies of the victims.

Relatives of the passengers person arrived astatine the country of the mishap arsenic good arsenic the hospitals astir the country searching for their loved ones, section media reports said.

Early successful 2025, much than 50 radical died and galore others were injured successful different large autobus clang successful the country, erstwhile the conveyance plunged into a polluted ravine extracurricular Guatemala City.