Bus accidents, the main means of transport for long distances, are frequent in Bolivia.
Monday, a tragedy once again occurred on the mountainous roads of the country.
At least 24 people were killed when a bus crashed into a ravine.
The still provisional assessment also reports “nearly a dozen injured.
Two of them are in critical condition, ”said José Luis Asaff, head of the Chuquisaca traffic police in the south of the country.
He evokes a fall from the bus of more than "150 meters".
The bus was carrying passengers to Sucre, the capital of the Chuquisaca department, from the village of Patolo, 50 km away.
The bus is completely destroyed
Videos posted on social networks show a dozen dead people lying on the road.
In the images, we can see the bus completely destroyed at the foot of the cliff, while firefighters and other rescuers work on the scene.
On March 3, a bus accident, which also fell into a ravine, had already left the country in mourning with 21 deaths on a road between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba.
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