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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'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.

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"Guatemala is in mourning, it is an awful accident, they are hardworking people," said Jonathan Arreaga, a relative of three fatal victims.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo declared three days of national mourning and deployed the country's army and disaster agency to assist response efforts.

(Production: Josue Decavele, Rodolfo Pena Roja, Gloria Lopez)

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