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Three people killed in bus rollover near Tarija

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • At least three people died when a Padcaya company bus overturned on a highway near Cochas, outside Tarija, Bolivia.
  • More than a dozen people were injured and taken to San Juan de Dios Hospital by ambulance.
  • Bolivia’s Traffic Police are investigating the crash, which reportedly occurred on a curve in dense fog.

At least three people died Sunday morning when a Padcaya company bus overturned on the highway linking Tarija with the north of Bolivia, near the community of Cochas.

Emergency teams recovered the bodies and took them to the morgue at San Juan de Dios Hospital. More than a dozen passengers also suffered injuries and were evacuated by ambulance for emergency treatment at the same hospital.

The bus was traveling from La Paz when it overturned on a curve amid dense fog, according to a preliminary report. The crash occurred during the descent after the Falda La Queñua tunnel, about 40 kilometers from the city of Tarija.

“The driver could not control the bus on a curve, and it crashed beside the road,” said a passenger who escaped unharmed. Bolivia’s Traffic Police are investigating the cause and are expected to issue an official report.

The driver could not control the bus on a curve, and it crashed beside the road.

· An uninjured passengerThe passenger described how the bus left the road during the crash.
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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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