A bus crash in Guatemala Metropolis killed at the least 53 folks and injured a number of extra after the car fell off a bridge and plunged right into a ravine in early Monday morning, in line with authorities officers.
The bus was lodged in a hard-to-reach ravine and submerged in a river of sewage, in line with footage from the scene. Baggage and private belongings have been scattered throughout the waters’ banks. The variety of lifeless was anticipated to rise from the crash, officers stated, which occurred at about 4:30 a.m. native time.
The general public prosecutor’s workplace, which launched the dying toll in a press release, stated it was investigating the crash.
The bus driver could have misplaced management of the car due to a mechanical failure, inflicting it to collide with two different automobiles, stated Carlos Hernández, a spokesman for Guatemala Metropolis’s fireplace division. Mr. Hernández, nonetheless, cautioned that an investigation into the accident was nonetheless ongoing. Native media shops printed security-camera footage of the bus, which seemed to be rushing proper earlier than the collision.
President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala declared a day of nationwide mourning and ordered the military to mobilize and assist rescue efforts.
“I stand in solidarity with the households of the victims who at the moment woke as much as heartbreaking information,” Mr. Arévalo stated in a televised tackle to the nation. “Their ache is my ache.”
