A truck has collided with a bus in southern Bolivia, killing a minimum of 31 individuals, in accordance with police – simply two days after a lethal crash claimed a minimum of 37 lives.
Officers mentioned the bus rolled some 500m (1,640ft) down a ravine after the collision on Monday, which befell on the freeway between Oruro, within the Bolivian Altiplano, and the highland mining metropolis of Potosi.
The driving force of the truck has been arrested, whereas the reason for the accident is underneath investigation.
Police spokesperson Limbert Choque mentioned women and men had been among the many useless, and 22 individuals suffered accidents.
Bolivia’s President, Luis Arce, expressed condolences for the victims on social media: “This unlucky occasion should be investigated to determine obligations,” he mentioned in a put up on Fb.
“We ship our most honest condolences to the bereaved households, wishing them the required energy to face these tough occasions.”
The crash occurred between Oruro and Potosi
On Saturday morning, a crash between two buses killed greater than three dozen individuals in the identical area.
It occurred between Colchani and town of Uyuni, a significant vacationer attraction and the world’s largest salt flat.
Individuals stand close to the wreckage of one of many two buses concerned in a crash on Saturday. Pic: Reuters/Potosi Departmental Command
Coincidentally, one of many buses was heading to Oruro, the place one of the crucial vital carnival celebrations in Latin America is at the moment going down.
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Greater than 30 individuals had been additionally killed after a bus crash on 17 February.
In that crash, police mentioned the motive force appeared to have misplaced management of the car, inflicting it to drop greater than 800m (2,600ft) off a precipice within the southwestern space of Yocalla.
Bolivia’s mountainous, undermaintained and poorly supervised roads are among the deadliest on the planet, claiming a median 1,400 fatalities yearly.
