At least 13 people are dead and 30 were injured when a bus plunged into a ravine Friday on the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia, authorities reported.
The accident occurred around 7 a.m. local time on a mountainous road in the Narino Department near the Ecuadorian border, as the bus plummeted into a 150-meter deep (492-foot) ravine.
The fire department said 11 people died at the scene, while two were later pronounced dead because of their injuries. Twenty-nine victims were seriously injured and are recovering at eight hospitals. The driver of the bus is among the injured.
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