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., This news data comes from:http://ucq.052298.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.
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.
9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
- A suicide bombing near a political rally in southwestern Pakistan kills 13 and wounds 30
- Trump moves to end US tariff exemption for small packages
- Group presses DA on delayed fertilizer subsidies
- LPA may still develop into short-lived tropical cyclone
- Actress Angel Aquino victim of 'deepfake,' seeks prosecution of perpetrators of cyber pornography
- DPWH exec asked lawmaker to make budget insertions — Lacson
- Xi and Putin round on West at regional summit in China
- Nartatez to reassign Torre if he won't retire, says they're 'okay'
- Marcos, first lady visit Cambodia to boost ties
- DPWH chief rejects calls to resign as he vows to probe corruption in flood control projects
