At least 51 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge

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A bus accident killed at least 51 people and left trapped survivors when it veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City early on Monday (February 10), a spokesperson for the city&#x27;s fire department said.The densely packed bus was traveling into the capital from the town of San Agustin Acasaguastlan on a busy route into the city from when it plunged approximately 20 meters from Puente Belice, a highway bridge that crosses over a road and creek.The spokesperson, Carlos Hernandez, said the bodies of 36 men and 15 women had been sent to a provincial morgue set up for the accident.Images showed the bus partially submerged in wastewater, as firefighters and rescuers worked around it to pull out bodies.&quot;Guatemala is in mourning, it is an awful accident, they are hardworking people,&quot; said Jonathan Arreaga, a relative of three fatal victims.Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo declared three days of national mourning and deployed the country&#x27;s army and disaster agency to assist response efforts.(Production: Josue Decavele, Rodolfo Pena Roja, Gloria Lopez)

A bus accident killed at least 51 people and left trapped survivors when it veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City early on Monday (February 10), a spokesperson for the city's fire department said.

A bus accident killed at least 51 people and left trapped survivors when it veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City early on Monday (February 10), a spokesperson for the city's fire department said.

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At least 51 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge

At least 51 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge

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Published Feb 11, 2025 07:32 AM PHT

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