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.
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine, This news data comes from:http://www.ycyzqzxyh.com
"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.
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
- Govt monitoring Chinese ‘sleeper agents’ in PH
- Marcos expresses support for ‘beleaguered’ Cabinet members
- ‘40% of Filipinos obese’
- Marcos confers diplomatic merit award on two ambassadors
- Alex Eala targets US Open Round of 32 in rematch against Spanish rival
- Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast
- Chinese sleeper agents' and PLA operatives a threat, Lacson warns
- Thai Court: PM Shinawatra violated ethics rules
- Philippine forces deliver supplies and personnel to disputed South China Sea shoal despite tensions
- NKorea's Kim tells Xi hopes to 'steadily develop' ties – KCNA
