US EditionBus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period
Fifteen people died and about 19 were injured in the crash on a fog-prone mountainous road, prompting a three-day national mourning declared by Guatemala's president.
- On Saturday, December 27, 2025, an intermunicipal bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter‑American Highway, killing at least 15 and injuring 19, and President Bernardo Arevalo declared three days of national mourning.
- At the Cumbre de Alaska section between kilometres 172 and 174, Friday night the bus left the road near Totonicapan, a stretch known for rugged terrain and dense fog reducing visibility.
- Firefighters said the vehicle fell roughly 75 metres and rescue crews spent more than two hours recovering bodies and aiding survivors, with the Public Prosecutor's Office working near the scene.
- Fifteen people remain hospitalised following the crash, relatives of passengers have gathered at hospitals and the scene while traffic authorities cleared wreckage and temporarily suspended traffic.
- Data from January–October 2025 show that the National Transit Safety Observatory recorded 446 public transport accidents causing 111 deaths and 623 injuries, with a February 2025 bus crash killing 54 people.
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The accident in GuatemalaThe victims are 11 men, three women, and a minor.The causes of the tragedy are still unknown.The area where the fatal accident took place is on the Panamanian road and is known for its “Warful Alaska”, because of the accident.The road traffic is frequent in Guatemala.54 people died in February, after another bus hit in a disaster.• TRAGEDIA IN GUATEMALA: At least 15 people died and 19 were injured after a bus which had a…
At least 15 people have been killed and 19 injured in a bus crash in Guatemala after it plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in the west of the country, authorities said.
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Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period
An intermunicipal bus in Guatemala veered off a road and fell into a deep ravine, killing 15 passengers and injuring at least 15 others.
The deceased consist of 11 men, three women and a minor child.
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