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11 killed in bus accident in Ecuador
Greenwatch Desk
World News
2026-04-16, 9:26am
Eleven people were killed and 20 more were injured Wednesday when a bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine in southern Ecuador, emergency officials said.
"Unfortunately, 11 people have died" in the accident near Molleturo, in the Andean province of Azuay, ECU911 said in a statement.
Traffic accidents are among the leading causes of death in the South American country, where more than 2,000 people died in road accidents last year, reports BSS.