At least 20 people died and 15 others were injured when a bus overturned on the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia, police said.
At least 20 people died and 15 others were injured on October 15, 2022 when a bus overturned near a cliff on the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia, police saidAt least 20 people died and 15 others were injured Saturday when a bus overturned on the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia, police said.
The bus was traveling between the port city of Tumaco, in the southwestern corner of Colombia, and Cali, 200 miles to the northeast when the incident occurred. "Unfortunately, we have a toll of 20 people dead," said Captain Albertland Agudelo of the Narino department traffic police.Investigators are looking at possible"mechanical failures in the brake system," Colonel Oscar Lamprea, director of traffic and transportation in the area, said in a message to reporters.It took rescue workers from the police and fire departments nine hours to set the vehicle upright, evacuate the injured and recover the dead.
Images obtained by AFP showed the bus, its roof caved in, perched dangerously at the edge of a steep drop-off.
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