Ecuador: Bus Accident kills at least 15 along Aloag-Santo Domingo Route

elcomercio.com.ec reported A unit of interprovincial transport of the cooperative Panamericana, with plates PAA – 8086, fell into a ravine at 16 km in the via Aloag-Santo Domingo. The accident was reported at 04:20, 8 November. 15 people died after a fall of 300 meters. One more person was killed, while she was transferred by ambulance to Quito. The number of fatalities may still increase, since the rescue of bodies continues. Christian Rivera, of the Committee of emergency operations, said the wounded polytrauma and are in critical condition. They include a child, a pregnant woman, a police officer, tourists, etc. Paramedics transferred them to hospital Enrique Garcés, Eugenio Espejo, Carlos Andrade Marín, among others. The vehicle went out last night from Manta and its destination was the capital. Among the twisted irons found books, load of vegetables, seafood. Apparently none of the dead are foreign. However the identities still have not been confirmed. Read Article

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