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://www.erlvyiwan.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.
- DOTr denies ordering shutdown of online selling platforms
- Xi meets Modi as China and India seek to rebuild ties
- VP Sara lauds Filipino heroes
- Public Works chief to press criminal charges against Bulacan engineer
- Lacson: Torre 'acted beyond his authority'
- Macron's decision to recognize Palestinian state angers Israel and the US
- Philippines to launch shame campaign vs traffic violators
- House resolution filed to investigate 'funders' of anomalous projects
- ‘Gomez ignorant of how media works’
- Artikulo Onse' group calls for independent panel to probe flood control corruption
