At least 51 dead after a bus plunges off a bridge
Published:Monday | February 17, 2025 | 9:53 AM
GUATEMALA CITY (AP):
At least 51 people are dead after their bus plunged off a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala’s capital, said Hector Flores, who was helping coordinate the municipal government’s response.
Firefighting spokesman Edwin Villagran said a multivehicle crash sent the bus off the bridge before dawn. Another 15 people were seriously injured.
The bus fell 115 feet (35 metres) into a sewage-polluted stream. It landed upside down and half-submerged.
The bus had come from Progreso, northeast of the capital. Volunteer firefighting spokesman Óscar Sánchez said children were among the victims.
President Bernardo Arévalo offered his condolences and declared a day of national mourning.