US EditionAt least 30 people dead in Guatemala bus accident, authorities say
- At least 51 people are dead after a bus plunged off a bridge in Guatemala City, according to Hector Flores, who was helping coordinate the municipal government's response.
- The bus fell 20 meters into a sewage-polluted stream following a multi-vehicle crash before dawn, as reported by firefighting spokesman Edwin Villagran.
- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared three days of national mourning and expressed solidarity with the victims' families on social media.
- An initial investigation indicated the bus was 30 years old and may have been overloaded, with the cause of the accident still unknown, stated Communications Minister Miguel Angel Diaz.
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At least 55 dead when a bus fell down a ravine in Guatemala
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Passenger bus plunges off bridge in Guatemala City, killing 54
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