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At least 19 people killed in passenger bus accident in Bolivia

El Deber: at least 19 people killed in passenger bus accident in Bolivia
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In Bolivia as a result of the fall of a passenger bus from the bridge killed 19 people, nine more suffered. This was reported by the newspaper El Deber on Saturday, January 26.

"Police continue to work to rescue the victims, so it is not excluded that the number of deaths will increase," - specifies the media.

The dead reportedly include 14 women, three men, as well as one girl and one boy.

Among the alleged causes of the accident is indicated high speed of transportation, as well as the lack of competence of the 24-year-old driver. The bus was traveling in the Cerdas district of the Potosí department.

Last December, a minibus and a truck collided on a highway in Bolivia, killing 13 people. Three people were also injured: two men and a child. The victims were treated and transferred to a hospital in the city of El Alto.

Before that, on August 18, 2024, in Bolivia, at least 14 people were killed and 18 injured in an accident with a bus that crashed into a cliff. It is reported that the accident may have occurred due to faulty brakes.

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