8 killed, 19 wounded in bus crash after falling 100 meters in abyss, southern Colombia

Posted on April 29, 2012 • Filed under: Colombia, TRAVEL

At least 8 people were killed and 19 wounded when shooting into an abyss the bus they were traveling in the southern Colombian department of Putumayo, which borders Ecuador, local police said. The vehicle had left the southern city of Pasto to Puerto Asis, ran off the road and rolled into an abyss of over 100 meters when approaching the nearby town of Mocoa, the source said. According to the Chief of Police Traffic and Transportation, Francisco Patino, the driver approached a section covered by a landslide, which took the bus lost control and fell feet below. Read Article

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