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Bus Accident Kills 23 In Ecuador

Bus Accident Kills 23 In Ecuador
  • PublishedAugust 15, 2018

About 23 people lost their lives and 14 injured in a bus accident in Ecuador on Tuesday.

The morning incident accord on a country road 40 kilometres east of Quito, according to the fire department.

The bus collided with a small lorry and tipped over, a fire department spokesperson said.

The bus belonged to a Colombian transport company, according to El Universo newspaper.

The majority of the victims are Colombians and Venezuelans, the head of the emergency service COE, Christian Rivera, told broadcaster Ecuador TV.

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