12 Dead, 30 Injured as Tourist Bus Falls into Gorge in Colombia

Alex Turner
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AT least 12 individuals have been killed and 30 extra injured after a vacationer bus plunged right into a 160ft gorge. The tragedy unfolded within the early hours of this morning in Pasto, Colombia, on a piece of the Pan-American Freeway.

Colombian Visitors Police are nonetheless investigating the ages and identities of these concerned within the crashCredit score: Twitter

The bus was carrying 42 passengers and victims had been rushed to hospitals in Tangua, Ipiales, in addition to town of Pasto, as reported by NTN24.

Colombian Visitors Police are nonetheless investigating the ages and identities of these concerned within the crash.

María Constanza García Alicastro, Colombia’s Minister of Transport, paid tribute on social media.

He wrote: “My deepest condolences to the households affected by this tragedy and I specific my full solidarity on behalf of the nationwide authorities in these tough occasions.”

It’s believed the horror was a results of a mechanical failure within the bus.

The vacationer packed automobile fell into the gorge at kilometer 49 of the Pasto-Rumichaca freeway, in Tangua (Nariño).

It’s understood to have navigated roads with sharp bends and curves earlier than the accident.

The bus was travelling to the favored vacationer hotspot Santuario de las Lajas, in Ipiales, Nariño.

The tragedy unfolded in the early hours of the morning in Pasto, Colombia, on a section of the Pan-American Highway
The tragedy unfolded within the early hours of the morning in Pasto, Colombia, on a piece of the Pan-American Freeway Credit score : Google

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