Eyewitnesses reported that she had traveled to the capital from the city from San Agustin Acasaguastlan, while transporting more than 70 people. He fell in the break in a deep about 20 meters from Puenta White Bridge.
According to the lifeguards, the accident occurred after a chain collision in which the bus, which carried 75 passengers, landed from a height of about 20 meters and ended in the wastewater canal. According to the original report of the AP, 40 casualties were confirmed, while Agence France-Presse (AFP) states that the number of the dead is 51.
The bus came from Progreso, northeast of the capital. Children and the children were confirmed among the sufferers, the Volunteer Firefighters.
The exact cause of the chain collision is not yet known, and officials did not communicate the final destination of the bus or details about the age and the health condition of all passengers.
Rescue teams, including soldiers, continued to search at the scene of the accident throughout the day. President Guatemala Bernardo Arévalo expressed compare to families of suffered and declared the day of national mourning.
Heavy traffic accidents with a large number of victims are not uncommon in Central and South America. In 2018, 52 people were killed when the bus fell from the cliff, while in 2015, the tourist bus had experienced an accident in which 54 people were killed.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
